Call Number	priJLC_HHG_001915
Title	Smith brothers pure borax for sale everywhere.
Printer	Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
Printer Location	New York (N.Y.)
Date	approximately 1872-1893
Date Searchable	1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893
Physical Description	1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 60.01 x 74.77 cm (23 5/8 x 29 7/16 in.)
Object Type	Prints, advertising
Description	Image of Venus in a clam shell surrounded by robed women in the air and the sea being gifted a box of Smith Brothers Borax by a winged cherub; six vignettes of women and children in the home highlight different uses for Borax around the central image, including for the face and hands, dressing burns, preparing bath water, removing roaches, starching, and shampooing.
Notes	Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; Donaldson Brothers operated from approximately 1872-1893. "Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, N.Y."--text, bottom center margin.
Subjects	Advertising -- Cleaning compounds. Advertising -- Soap. Cherubs (Art) Children -- Pictorial works. Nannies -- Pictorial works. Women -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre	Lithographs -- Color -- 1850-1875. (gmgpc) Lithographs -- Color -- 1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Language	English [eng]
Contributor 01	Last, Jay T. (donor)
Physical Collection	Jay T. Last Collection
Physical Sub-Collection	Household Goods
Physical Series	Large Size
Digital Collection	The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Department	The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Prints and Ephemera
Digitization Specifications	High resolution.
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Unique Digital Identifier	494690