Contributor |
Chas. Shield's Sons, printer. |
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E. Ketterlinus & Co., printer. |
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Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector. |
Title |
[Van Stan's Stratena and Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil trade cards] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[United States] : [publisher not identified] |
Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1880 |
Date |
[ca. 1880] |
Physical Description |
6 prints : chromolithographs ; sheet 14 x 8 cm (5.5 x 3 in.) or smaller. |
Description |
Series of illustrated trade cards for products produced by Van Stans Stratena Co. in Philadelphia. One racist card entitled,
"Great lecture on Van Stan's Stratena by Julius Augustus Cesar at Ethiopian Hall," after the 1878 Sol Eytinge illustration
"Blackville, 1878" depicts an African American man, portrayed in racist caricature, lecturing on a stage in front of an audience
of well-dressed African American men. The lecturer, attired in a brown jacket, a tan waistcoat, a white shirt with gold cuff
links, a white bowtie, blue pants, and black shoes, leans on a wooden table labeled "Van Stan's Stratena." Rolls of paper
stick out of his back pocket, and his upturned top hat is visible underneath the table. A decorative object advertising Stratena
and a cup sit on the table. He speaks in the vernacular, "one drop of dis yere Stratena on de conscience of a politician will
make him stick to his principles. One drop on de marriage certificate will prevent de divorce court from separating you from
de wife of your bosom. Do you heah me! Gentlemen I am a talking." Other illustrations include a double-sided metamorphic trade
card showing white women and children upset when their objects and toys are broken and happy after using Van Stans Stratena
to repair them and, on the other side, two white men and a white woman cringing while taking a dose of cod liver oil, but
smiling after taking Van Stan's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil. Card shows two white boys' jackets glued together by Stratena after
they sat in it. A white boy standing nearby laughs and says, "Ha! ha! ha! No use boys!!! Been sitting in Van Stan's Stratena.
Ha! ha! Ha!!"
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Another series of illustrations entitled, "Marriage a-la-mode. Matter of money," "Marriage a-la-mode. The result," and "The
marriage of the future," depicts a white man and woman couple being wed by a white man standing under a sign reading "License
marriage fee. $1.00" and a dog standing behind the groom thinking, "I'll be dog-goned if this is anything more than a matter
of cur-ency and my privileges are sure to be cur-tailed. Give him a bone." A subsequent scene shows the husband running away
from his wife, two children and chaotic household. His wife runs after him with a frying pan as the toddler in the background
cries, "Father dear father come home," and the baby, lying on the floor, cries "No one to love me." The final scene shows
a wedding ceremony in the "Tabernacle hearts cemented" with the officiator standing before the bride and groom announcing,
"with this Stratena I thee wed." The groom replies, "One consolation, if I ever break her heart, I can mend it with Van Stans
Stratena." The bride counters, "I'll stick to him through thick and thin."
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Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Printers and engravers include Chas. Shields' Sons (New York) and E. Ketterlinus & Co. (Philadelphia). |
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Advertising text printed on versos promotes Van Stan's Emulsion of Pure Norwegian Cod-Liver Oil and Van Stan's Stratena cement
to repair glass, china, marble, iron, bone, jewelry, jet, coral, leather, wood, earthenware, porcelain, ornaments, lamp shades,
metals, Meerschaum pipes, billiard cues, and leather belting.
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Gift of Emily Phillips, 1883. |
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RVCDC |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Digitized. |
Subject |
Van Stans Stratena Co., Ltd. (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Adhesives industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Brides. |
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Children. |
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Cod-liver oil. |
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Couples. |
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Dogs. |
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Grooms (Weddings) |
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Marriage. |
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Oaths. |
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Patent medicines. |
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Public speaking. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
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Weddings. |
Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880. |
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Metamorphic pictures -- 1870-1880. |
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Trade cards -- 1870-1880. |
Provenance |
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Van Stan's [1975.F.888-890 & 1975.F.892-894] |
Accession number |
1975.F.888 |
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1975.F.889 |
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1975.F.890 |
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1975.F.892 |
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1975.F.893 |
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1975.F.894 |