| Contributor |
H.H. Sayles & Co., distributor. |
| Title |
Lustre starch [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Buffalo, N.Y.] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
N.Y. Buffalo. 1880 |
| Date |
[ca. 1880] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 10 x 7 cm (4 x 2.75 in.) |
| Description |
Trimmed trade card promoting Gilbert S. Graves’s Lustre Starch. Depicts a racist caricature of an African American man portrayed
with exaggerated features tipping his hat. Shows an African American man attired in a black top hat, a white collared shirt,
a red bowtie, a yellow waistcoat, a blue jacket with tails, and white striped pants. He is attired with numerous accessories,
including a red flower boutonniere on his lapel, a gold pendant pinned to the center of his white shirt, a gold pocket-watch
chain, gold cufflinks, and a gold ring on the pinky of his right hand. The man stands with his right arm behind his back while
he raises his top hat off his head with his left hand. Gilbert S. Graves (1849-1935) founded a corn starch manufactory in
Buffalo in 1877. It was acquired by United Starch Company in 1899.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Place of publication inferred from place of operation of advertised business. |
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Date deduced from history of the advertised business. |
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Distributor's imprint printed on verso: H.H. Sayles & Co., wholesale grocers, Elmira, N.Y. |
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Card is trimmed at the top and bottom. |
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
Graves, Gilbert S., 1849-1935. |
|
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American men -- Clothing & dress. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
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Starch industry -- New York (State) -- Buffalo. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880. |
|
Trade cards -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
H.H. Sayles & Co., distributor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - H.H. Sayles [P.2017.95.78] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.78 |
