BURNHAM BRAND APPLE SAUCE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

BURNHAM BRAND APPLE SAUCE

Entry/Object ID

97.6.1.2

Description

Fruit can label: White paper label for "Burnham Brand Apple Sauce". There is an illustration of a red apple at center. "Burnham/ Brand" is printed above the illustration and "Apple Sauce" is printed below in red. There is a blue shield with the packing company name (Edgett Burnham Company) at center left with "Fancy Quality" printed above in gold and "Established/ 1863" printed below in blue. At center left is the company's trade mark [portrait of a colonial gentleman]. There is a gold band along the top and bottom edges of the label. Overall physical condition and appearance is good. Never used. "Burnham/ Brand/ Apple Sauce"; "Fancy Quality/ Packed by/ Edgett/ Burnham/ Company,/ Newark,/ New York/ Established/ 1863"

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Apples, Food

Search Terms

Documentary Artifact, Labels (identifying artifacts), Edgett Burnham Company

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Labels (Identifying Artifacts)