Simons
Moto Home Delivery Art Print Our History, Our Heritage Collection
This art print from Simons' Our History, Our Heritage Collection depicts the first home delivery motorcycle used in the late 1800s. It is an inkjet print on creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish, including a bonded cardstock passe-partout, removable backing, and an instruction sheet about the illustration. Designed in Canada in collaboration with artist Marie-Hélène Cliche, the print measures 8" x 10" (20.25 x 25.5 cm) and is intended for decorative display.
- Material
- creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish
- Style
- vintage, artsy
- Category
- Home & Garden > Decor > Artwork > Posters, Prints, & Visual Artwork
Color
Size
Specifications
Poster from the Our History, Our Heritage collection featuring a vintage illustration of a home delivery motorcycle from the late 1800s, printed on creamy white cardstock.
Inkjet print on 280 g cardstock with matte finish; bonded cardstock passe-partout; removable cardstock; includes instruction sheet
- Material
- creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish
- Style
- vintage, artsy
- Occasion
- everyday, homewear, gift
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Home & Garden > Decor > Artwork > Posters, Prints, & Visual Artwork
Additional Attributes
- Simons exclusive designed in Canada
- From our Our History, Our Heritage collection
- Inkjet print that dries instantly on creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish
- Bonded cardstock passe-partout
- Removable cardstock
- Instruction sheet about the illustration included
- Illustration created in collaboration with the Canadian artist Marie-Hélène Cliche from Studio La Marée
- 8" x 10" (20.25 x 25.5 cm)
Product Insights
This art print from Simons’ Our History, Our Heritage Collection depicts the store’s late-1800s motorcycle home delivery, a century before e-commerce, offering a hand-illustrated piece by Quebec artist Marie-Hélène Cliche. Each 8x10 print on 280 gsm creamy cardstock with a matte finish includes a bonded passe-partout that prevents sticking to glass, creates a floating look, and fits standard 11x14 frames, enabling modular arrangement of the series to narrate Simons’ 185-year family-owned retail evolution. At $39, the built-in mat saves $10-15, but the matte inkjet print requires UV-filtering glass to avoid fading in direct sunlight, a tradeoff for its preservation-friendly design.
Verified claims
- Origins
- Shows Simons' late-1800s motorcycle home delivery, predating e-commerce by a century.
- Print quality
- 280 g creamy cardboard paper with matte finish and lift mat prevents sticking.
- Artist
- Part of hand-illustrated series by Quebec artist Marie-Hélène Cliche
- Framing & mat
- 8×10 print with bonded mat fits standard 11×14 frames; symmetrical borders with optional bottom-weighting; all series identical.
- Preservation
- Mat lifts glass to prevent sticking; UV-filtering recommended; rigid 280 gsm cardstock resists buckling, ink dries instantly.
- Display options
- Removable cardstock mount allows temporary unframed display.
- Visual finish
- Creamy white mat and paper create floating look; matte finish avoids glare.
- Passe-partout
- Bonded cardstock passe-partout prevents the print from sticking to the glass.
- UV sensitivity
- Matte inkjet print fades in direct sunlight; UV-filtering glass recommended.
- Print consistency
- Every series print shares 8x10 size, 280 gsm cardstock, and the same artist.
- Framing and arrangement
- 8x10 size with included passe-partout fits 11x14 frames and enables grid or linear layouts.
- Historical narrative
- Multiple prints together trace Simons' 185-year retail evolution.
- Heritage
- Family-owned since 1840, Simons outlasted Eaton's, Sears, and Hudson's Bay.
- Dimensions
- 8 x 10 inch standard size, no custom matting needed.
- Flagship location
- Print features Simons’ 1870 flagship address, still family-owned.
- Delivery history
- Print illustrates early home delivery via motorcycle from the flagship address.
- Price positioning
- Bonded mat included saves $10–15 and prevents print-glass contact at $39.
- Provenance
- Original art of Simons' late-1800s delivery motorcycle by Marie-Hélène Cliche.
- Collectibility
- Uniform 8×10 size and design across the entire series for modular wall art.
Product record
- Title
- Moto Home Delivery Art Print Our History, Our Heritage Collection
- Brand
- Simons
- Price
- 39 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Image Analysis
1 images- 01
Product
A white-matted framed art print showing a black line illustration of a vintage motorcycle with sidecar; the sidecar panel contains multiple legible text lines. The visible view is the front face of the framed print hung on a wood wall.
- Framed print geometryRectangular white mat and frame surrounding a central cream/white print area; the frame is visible on all four sides with an inner beveled mat border.
1 region
x 0.05 · y 0.18 · w 0.90 · h 0.62 (high) - Illustration subjectBlack monochrome illustration of a rear-three-quarter view of a motorcycle with an attached sidecar; visible components include handlebars, round mirrors, rear wheel, sidecar wheel, and a rectangular delivery panel on the sidecar.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.28 · w 0.64 · h 0.50 (high) - Sidecar panel text blockDark rectangular delivery panel on the sidecar with multiple horizontal text lines in white/negative space.
1 region
x 0.46 · y 0.30 · w 0.23 · h 0.34 (high) - License plateSmall rectangular rear license plate mounted on the motorcycle fender with light-colored characters on a dark background.
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.42 · w 0.12 · h 0.12 (high) - Fine-print blockSmall multi-line fine-print block of text located in the lower-left area of the print; text is too small to read at this resolution.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.63 · w 0.20 · h 0.10 (medium) - Illustration color and styleHigh-contrast single-color (black) graphic with line shading and solid fills on a light paper background.
- Transcription - top header“SIMONS”
1 region
x 0.50 · y 0.35 · w 0.12 · h 0.06 (high) - Transcription - second line“E CO”Partial
1 region
x 0.50 · y 0.40 · w 0.12 · h 0.05 (medium) - Transcription - address line“20 FABRIQUE ST”
1 region
x 0.48 · y 0.44 · w 0.16 · h 0.06 (high) - Transcription - delivery line“Prompt Delivery”
1 region
x 0.48 · y 0.50 · w 0.18 · h 0.06 (high) - Transcription - license plate text“M 151:”Partial
1 region
x 0.19 · y 0.45 · w 0.10 · h 0.08 (medium)
Other
Print photographed centered on a vertical wood-grain wall with even frontal lighting; slight shadowing around frame edges and the image is cropped with equal margins.
- Background surfaceVertical medium-brown wood-grain wall visible around the framed print.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Shot compositionFramed print centered in the image with consistent space above and below the frame, photographed straight-on from near-frontal angle.
- Lighting and shadowsSoft, even frontal lighting with faint shadow inside the lower edge of the mat and a small highlight on the top edge of the frame.
- Image qualitySharp and high-resolution for the illustration and frame; very small printed text in the lower-left of the print is legible as a block but not readable.
Colors
off-white· mat and frame#F5F1EEblack· print ink#120E0Ccream white· paper background#F4F1ED- Framed print geometryRectangular white mat and frame surrounding a central cream/white print area; the frame is visible on all four sides with an inner beveled mat border.