Image of an advertisement for Dixon's stove polish; a naked small child standing on a kitchen counter next to boxes of Dixon's stove polish is cleaned off by an African American woman using a brush and cloth; pots steam on a hot stove in background. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1858 by Joseph Dixon & Co. in the Clerk's Office in the District Court of the Southn. Dist. of N.Y. Lith. of Sarony, Major & Knapp. 449 Broadway. N.Y."--text, bottom center of image. "This is the best article ever produced for the purpose, as a fair trial will demonstrate. It is absolutely free from smell."--text, bottom left margin. "Made from pure carburet of iron only by Joseph Dixon & Co. black lead crucible manufacturers Jersey City. N.J."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 59.85 x 47.63 cm (23 9/16 x 18 3/4 in.)
Advertising--Cleaning compounds African Americans--Pictorial works Babies--Pictorial works Children--Pictorial works Kitchens--Pictorial works Nannies--Pictorial works Stoves--Pictorial works Women--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (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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