Contributor |
L.P. Griffith & Co., printer. |
Title |
A cotton ball [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Baltimore : L.P. Griffith & Co |
Publisher |
MD. Baltimore. 1886 |
Date |
1886 |
Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 12 x 7 cm (4.5 x 3 in.) |
Description |
Racist trade card depicting a view personifying cotton as a young African American woman. Shows the woman dancing with a large
ball of cotton atop her head worn in the manner of a head dress. The woman leans to her left and kicks her right leg up as
she pulls up the bottom of the skirt of her dress. The edge of her underskirt is visible. She is attired in a yellow dress
patterned with black dots, a white kerchief tied around her neck, a red and white striped underskirt, and black shoes. Forestry
is visible in the background. C. Meyer Jr. was a New York based fertilizer manufacturer who operated in the late 19th century.
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Notes |
Title from item. |
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Publication information from copyright statement: Copyright 1886. L.P. Griffith & Co. Baltimore. |
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Advertising text printed on verso: The "Acme" Fertilizers Are Strictly Complete Manures of the Highest Grade, Guaranteed Bone
Basis. Positively No Rock or Kainite Used. Guaranteed Analyses. Manufactured by C. Meyer, Jr., P.O. Box 26, Maspeth, L.I.
Pure Ground Bone. Sulphate of Potash. Muriate of Potash. Dissolved Bone Black. Sulfate of Ammonia. Text surrounds table listing
suitable grade (No. 1 and No. 2) of manure for specific crops, including potatoes, peas, cabbage, and corn, and the percentages
of ammonia, available phosphorous acid, and actual potash of the grade of fertilizer.
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Gift of David Doret. |
Subject |
Meyer, C., Jr. |
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African American women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Cotton. |
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Fertilizer industry -- New York -- Maspeth. |
Genre |
Chromolithographs. -- 1880-1890. |
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Trade cards. -- 1880-1890. |
Associated name |
L.P. Griffith & Co., printer. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Meyer [P.2017.95.125] |
Accession number |
P.2017.95.125 |