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Trade card for Baker's Caracas Sweet Chocolate, Walter Baker & Co., Ltd., Dorchester, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-247073

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Description

The recto image is a facsimile of a 1/4 pound package of Baker's Caracas Sweet Chocolate. The verso is a facsimile of a 1/2 pound package of Baker's Premium No. 1.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.045.01.04.034

Image Dimensions

6 1/2 x 3 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2002.

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

Baking
Chocolate
Chocolate drinks
Beverages

Description Level

Item

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