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Trade card for Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa, Steph. L. Bartlett, importer, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-246982

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Description

The card verso has an endorsement from Mrs. D.A. Lincoln, author of the "Boston Cook Book." The card is one of a set of 24 different cards. Bartlett is an importer for the U.S. and Canada with offices in Boston, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. The image caption reads "An old canal of Amsterda in 1668."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
food
boats
canals
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.045.01.03.022

Image Dimensions

3 1/2 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1928.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Amsterdam (North Holland, Netherlands)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Baking
Cocoa

Description Level

Item

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