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Banner of the London Bakers’ Union
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This banner of the London Jewish Bakers’ Union calls for (in both English and Yiddish) an eight-hour workday and an end to night work, for people to buy only bread “with the union label,” and for…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

London, United Kingdom

Date:

1905

Subjects:

Art, Class, Profession, Activism, Cities

Categories:

Decorative arts
Banner with four arms pointed toward a crest in the center featuring a loaf of bread and English text, framed by Yiddish text and sheaves of wheat.
Printer’s Mark
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The press of Solomon Proops was one of the most prolific and well-known Hebrew presses in eighteenth-century Europe. The printer’s mark used by Proops (which does not appear on all his works) depicts…

Contributor:

Solomon Proops

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1730

Subjects:

Print, Profession, Jewish languages, Cities

Categories:

Print & book culture, Decorative arts
Print of two hands with fingers in "V" shapes beneath a crown surrounded by decorative motifs.