Chocolate Shipping Crate

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Object Details

referenced business

Walter Baker & Co. Ltd.

Description (Brief)

This shipping crate side contained chocolate produced by Walter Baker & Company Ltd. of Dorchester, Massachusetts during the early 20th century. The crate side features a central image of a woman carrying a tray with a mug and a glass of water. The logo comes from the painting “The Chocolate Girl” by Jean-Étienne Liotard, which the company adopted as its trademark in 1883.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

L.E. Leininger

ID Number

1979.0441.177

catalog number

1979.0441.177

accession number

1979.0441

Object Name

crate label

Physical Description

ink (crate label material)

wood (substrate material)

Measurements

crate label: 8 1/8 in x 9 1/2 in; 20.6375 cm x 24.13 cm

Place Made

United States: Massachusetts, Boston, Dorchester

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Work and Industry: Agriculture

Food

Crate Labels

Agriculture

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fd2c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1361814