Printed advertisement card with color image on front and text on verso; front: Statue of Liberty standing on box in harbor; printed on box, "Holmes & Coutts / FAMOUS / SEA FOAM / WAFERS / NEW YORK"; wafers drift out of box held by statue at top left; rope ladder with figures extends from base to statue's arm at center right; bridge span at center background; boats in water; buildings on land at center left and center right; at top right printed, "Liberty / FEEDING THE / WORLD"; at bottom center printed, "REGISTERED JANUARY 22nd 1884", "H1238"; verso: advertisement text.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Printer
Date made
1884
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
6-1/2 in
Width
4-1/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (16.5 x 10.5 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper is yellowed and soiled at edges; loss at top right corner; diagonal crease at bottom left corner; tear at bottom right edge; tear in bottom edge at right; verso: paper has white coating; brown stains at left edge; stains at top right and at center; soiled.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Holmes & Coutts
Notes
User
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5