GUSN-308234
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.
advertising
business (commercial function)
food
women (female humans)
trade cards (advertising)
1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.045.01.03.038
5 3/4 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)
Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Walter Baker & Co. (Publisher)
Liotard, Jean-Etienne, 1702-1789 (Artist)
trade cards (advertising)
Chocolate drinks
Cocoa
Beverages
Chocolate
Item
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