Soap

Name/Title

Soap

Entry/Object ID

2020.9.1

Description

Small bar of ivory soap wrapped in white paper. The front of the wrap has an image of a portly man wearing a dark coat with tails who is gesturing toward the inscription "Hotel Brooks BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT L. J. Dutton/mgr." The back of the wrap bears the inscription, "IVORY".

Context

Produced and distributed by the Hotel Brooks in Brattleboro, VT. The Hotel Brooks building is now known as Brooks House.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.9

Source or Donor

Howard, Nora O.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1960

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Soap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hygiene Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

3 in

Material

Soap, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hotel Brooks

Related Places

Place

Town

Brattleboro

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America