Name/Title
"Palmier" toilet soap, white wrappingEntry/Object ID
2025.1.258Description
A small rectangular bar of toilet soap in its original printed paper wrapper, unopened. The wrapper is white with a tropical motif — green palm trees and stylized sugarcane-like stalks and a setting sun — and the brand "PALMIER" in bold black, with "săpun fin de toaletă" (fine toilet soap) beneath. The reverse repeats the palm motif and carries the maker's diamond logo, country of origin, and net weight. The wrapper is soiled and stained, with the soap visible as a yellowish mass through thin/abraded areas.Use
Kept in a box and forgotten along with other soaps in the Arús Caraballo household.Context
Sold in the state parallel marketCollection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
StelaPlace
Country
RomaniaRegion
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeEdition
PalmierNotes
Date: Cannot be confirmed from the object; no production date is printed.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
wrappingTranscription
Palmier
sapun fin de toaleta
150 g
Stela
Made in RomaniaLanguage
RomanianTranslation
Palmier
fine toilet soap
150 g
Stela
Made in RomaniaDimensions
Height
3 cmDepth
5 cmLength
8 cmMaterials
Material Notes
Materials: Soap (saponified fats/oils, presumably a palm-oil-based toilet soap given the "Palmier"/palm branding — tentative); printed paper wrapper.
Technique: Milled/pressed and stamped soap bar; offset-printed paper wrapper, folded and sealed.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
acquisitionPlace
Country
RomaniaRegion
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
productionCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
June 9, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026
