Trowbridge, William Eugene Sutphin (sold)
William Eugene Sutphin Trowbridge (October 13, 1832 - c. 1920) was a Chicago-based artist and illustrator active in the second half of the 19th century. Trowbridge was born in Danbury, Connecticut but was active in Rockville, Illinois, then Chicago from 1872. He appears through this period in various Chicago directories as an artist, sign painter, real estate agent, clerk, and secretary. In the 1880s he was a partner with Charles E. Petford (1854 - 1920) in the graphic design firm 'Trowbridge and Petford'.
'Cart-hog-graphy' at its best!
Nicknames of the States.
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A most ‘pignominious’ map, this is a scarce 1884 chromolithograph epitomizing the small but adored genre of pig-themed maps. This charming thematic map of the United States was issued on behalf of H.W. Hill and Company to promote their signature product - 'hog ringers', a sturdy porcine nose piercing meant to prevent instinctual rooting behavior. Although some geographical liberties have been taken, the map features humorous anthropomorphized pigs for each state representative of that state's nickname. For example, North Carolina, known as the 'Tar Heel State' features a pig stirring a vat of tar. In California, the 'gold state', a pig works a mine with pick and shovel. Some nicknames remain in use today, like Knickerbocker for New York, while others are less than complimentary and have long fallen out of fashion. Missouri, for example, is here identified as the 'Puke State' with the representational pig vigorously vomiting. All the pigs depicted wear the distinctive H. W. Hill Hog Ringer. (more details)