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Trade card for Burnett's Floral Hand Book, Joseph Burnett & Co., Boston, Mass., 1880

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1880

GUSN

GUSN-245458

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Description

The card verso describes how to distinguish the product from competitors perfumes. Burnett's Fragrant Cologne Water is mentioned as a holiday gift.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
cosmetics
perfume (scent)
women (female humans)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.028.02.05.007

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Africans

Description Level

Item

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