Trade card for Walter Baker & Co's. chocolate, broma and cocoa preparations, Dorchester, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-308234

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Description

The bottom of the illustration reads "La Belle Chocolatière" from the original painting by Leotard now in the Dresden Gallery. The card verso text states that no chemicals are used in any of the chocolate or cocoa preparations. The Company has won medals at international exhibitions.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
food
women (female humans)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.045.01.03.038

Image Dimensions

5 3/4 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Walter Baker & Co. (Publisher)
Liotard, Jean-Etienne, 1702-1789 (Artist)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Chocolate drinks
Cocoa
Beverages
Chocolate

Description Level

Item

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