Taylor & Adams
Encyclopedia
Taylor & Adams was an engraving
firm in Boston
, Massachusetts
, in the mid-19th century, established by James L. Taylor and Thomas W. Adams. The business operated from an office in Joy's Building on Washington Street in the 1850s and 1860s. Clients included the Boston Herald
and publishers Lee & Shepard
.
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
firm in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, in the mid-19th century, established by James L. Taylor and Thomas W. Adams. The business operated from an office in Joy's Building on Washington Street in the 1850s and 1860s. Clients included the Boston Herald
Boston Herald
The Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
and publishers Lee & Shepard
Lee & Shepard
Lee & Shepard was a publishing and bookselling firm in Boston, Massachusetts in the 19th century, established by William Lee and Charles Augustus Billings Shepard Authors published by the firm included: George Melville Baker; Sophie May; Henry Morgan; Oliver Optic; William Carey Richards;...
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External links
- Mass. Historical Society. "Restoration of Dr. ParkmanGeorge ParkmanGeorge Parkman , a Boston Brahmin , belonged to one of Boston's richest families...
's Skeleton." Engraving by Taylor & Adams, 1850. Published in: Trial of Professor John W. Webster, for the Murder of Dr. George Parkman (Boston: John A. French, 1850. Page 25) - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brett/photo2/hinckley/photos.html Photos of James L. Taylor and his family