Object Details
Advertiser
Pears' Soap
Names
Anderson, Mary Antoinette, 1859-1940
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
Langtry, Lilllie, 1853-1929
Wilson, Erasmus, Sir, 1809-1884
Series Creator
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Series Citation
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Soap, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Portrait of woman in profile, with advertising text on verso, including testimonials from Henry Ward Beecher, Erasmus Wilson, Lillie Langtry, and others, showing signatures. This portrait depicts Mary Antoinette Anderson, a celebrated stage actress. The verso advertises "Pears' Soap / FOR TOILET AND NURSERY" and claims that it "Specially [sic] Prepared for the delicate skin of Ladies and Children..." Hanging device glued to verso.
Both sides of card shown in scan.
sova.nmah.ac.0060.s01.01.soap_ref766
Local Numbers
Ivorydata4 1100
0300600267 (Scan No.)
Topic
Actresses
Advertising, Point-of-sale
Soap
hands -- Care and hygiene
Endorsements in advertising
Children
Complexion
Women in advertising
Advertiser
Pears' Soap
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Soap
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Soap / Business Records, Marketing Material, and Other
Sponsor
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Biographical / Historical
Biography available in Wikipedia article.
Extent
1 Item (col., 24 x 17.5 cm.)
Condition
Good condition.
Date
1885
Container
Box 7, Folder 4
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Paintings
Point-of-purchase displays
Advertising cards
Series Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Paintings -- Reproductions
Point-of-purchase displays
Advertising cards
Restrictions
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Reproduction restrictions due to copyright.
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Record ID
ebl-1562725817793-1562725817886-4