Granite Ironware (verso)

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Artist / MakerJ. K. Halm & CompanyDateca. 1883Material / Techniquepaper (fiber product) (Material)printing (process) (Technique)lithographs (Technique)DescriptionUnequal margins around edge of card. Olive green background with red diamond printed in top right corner. The red diamond contains the text "Patent Granite Iron Ware" in red. A small child in a blue and white striped one-piece short suit and a white bonnet with a blue ribbon holds a long-handled copper bed warmer, ready to put the warmer under the covers of a child-size cradle. A doll in a multi-color jester's costume sits on a pillow in the cradle. The cradle is tan with red trim and decorative stenciling on the foot board. A blue and white striped blanket hangs over the side of the cradle. The printing is slightly off-register in the bottom left corner of the card.
Verso text: "GRANITE IRONWARE. FOR BROILING, BAKING, BOILING, PRESERVING., IS LIGHT, HANDSOME, WHOLESOME, DURABLE.", "The Best Ware Made for the Kitchen.", followed by advertisement for J. K. Halm & Co. with Topeka address.DimensionsSize 10.80 x 6.19 cm (4 1/4 x 2 7/16 in)Accession No.2007.062.025

CollectionTrade CardsPlaceTopeka, KS

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