| Contributor |
Donaldson Brothers (Firm), printer. |
| Title |
Sapolio [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
New York : Donaldson Brothers |
| Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1882 |
| Date |
1882 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 7 x 10 cm (3 x 4 in.) |
| Description |
Racist trade card promoting soap manufacturer Enoch Morgan's Sons Company and depicting the caricature of an African American
child’s head emerging out of a watermelon. The child, portrayed with exaggerated features, smiles as their eyes look to the
right. The green watermelon is ripped open revealing pink flesh and black seeds. Enoch Morgan's Sons Company began manufacturing
Sapolio soap in 1869 in New York. Peruvian company Intradevco Industrial SA purchased Sapolio in 1997.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Publication information from copyright statement: Copyrighted 1882, by Donaldson Brothers. |
|
Advertising text printed on verso: One cake will do more work and will do it better than Three Cakes of any other mineral
or scouring soap ever made. Enoch Morgan's Sons Sapolio. Better and cheaper than soap. For all house cleaning purposes. It
will clean paint, marble, oil cloths, bath tubs, crockery, kitchen utensils, &c. It will polish tin, brass, copper and steel
wares of all kinds better than Emery or Rotten Stone. Ask for it. Take no other as a substitute for it. It is the best and
cheapest scouring soap. Hand Sapolio, for every day use, is the best and cheapest toilet and bath soap in the market. Removes
stains of all kinds, and leaves the skin white and soft. Prevents chapping of hands. Illustration of a white man looking at
the bottom of a pan that reflects his face as a mirror.
|
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
Enoch Morgan's Sons Company. |
|
African American children -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Chemical industry -- New York (State) -- New York. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
|
Smiling. |
|
Watermelons. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890. |
|
Trade cards -- 1880-1890. |
| Printer |
Donaldson Brothers (Firm), printer. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Enoch [P.2017.95.60] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.60 |
