The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

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Chinese Historical Society of America

CHSA-00924: Origsize: 3" x 4.5"; Origformat: tradecard
CHSA-00924

Origsize: 3" x 4.5"; Origformat: tradecard

Name/Title

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

Entry/Object ID

CHSA-00924

Scope and Content

Front: Illustrated in the profile of a Chinese man walking is a man wearing a blue with yellow dots and black border Asian style robe, blue shoes, and a long braided queue fastened with a bow behind him. Balancing on his left hand and his head are two trays. Balanced on his left hand is a tray filled with countless bowls and plates of food and balanced on his head is another tray with two cups of tea and a large glass filled with sticks. On the lower right hand corner is the word Third Week and stamped on the bottom left hand corner is the following advertisement: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company: The Largest Importers and Retailers in the World of Tea and Coffee. This tradecard is copyrighted in 1882 by Sammis & Latham Back: Object ID#, Old Accession#: D) and a advertisement/chart titled "Enjoy A Cup of Good Tea"