Image of an advertisement for Paris laundry soap manufactured by Shubart, Ehret & Company, Chicago; image of an elephant draped with tapestries carrying Paris soap and several cherubs on its back being carried in an oversized shell pulled by large fish; cavorting mermen and nude women draped in flowing fabric surround the elephant. Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; Shober & Carqueville operated from approximately 1877-1895. "Shober & Carqueville , Lith. Co. Chicago."--text, bottom center margin. "Best in the World"--text, center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 61.44 x 76.04 cm (24 3/16 x 29 15/16 in.)
Advertising--Cleaning compounds Advertising--Soap Cherubs (Art) Elephants--Pictorial works Mermaids--Pictorial works Women--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Household Large Size Cleaning Products The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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