Image of a Tait & Co. tea label with Yin Yang symbol at center; text with elaborate decorative border made up of Chinese men and women in pagoda buildings engaging in various trades and leisure activities. Date supplied by cataloger based on company history; Tait & Co. operated in Taiwan (Formosa) starting in 1867, and their foreign trade began to decline after 1895. "Extra choicest full flavored Formosa oolong no. 268 PO GIT Tait & Co. Tamsui"--text, center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 37.78 x 33.02 cm (14 7/8 x 13 in.)
Advertising--Beverages Advertising--Tea Chinese--Pictorial works Men--Pictorial works Tea trade Women--Pictorial works Yin Yang symbol--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Beverages Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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