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D is for Dyer
By WALKER, John, 1703
John Walker Silk Dyer
- Author: WALKER, John
- Publication place: [London]
- Publisher: At the Crown in Leaden-Hall Street over against Billiter Lane
- Publication date: before 1703
- Physical description: Engraved trade card, annotated
- Dimensions: 150 by 100mm (6 by 4 inches).
- Inventory reference: 17771
Notes
Walker’s card has been annotated by his widow to read: “John Walker’s Widdow, Silk Dyer…”. Heal notes an example in Samuel Pepy’s library, and therefore dates it to before 1703.
Bibliography
- BM Heal 57.54 (photograph only)<br />
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