Object Details
- referenced business
- Walter Baker & Co. Ltd.
- Description (Brief)
- This shipping crate side contained chocolate produced by Walter Baker & Company Ltd. of Dorchester, Massachusetts during the early 20th century. The crate side features a central image of a woman carrying a tray with a mug and a glass of water. The logo comes from the painting “The Chocolate Girl” by Jean-Étienne Liotard, which the company adopted as its trademark in 1883.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- L.E. Leininger
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.177
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.177
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Object Name
- crate label
- Physical Description
- ink (crate label material)
- wood (substrate material)
- Measurements
- crate label: 8 1/8 in x 9 1/2 in; 20.6375 cm x 24.13 cm
- Place Made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston, Dorchester
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Agriculture
- Food
- Crate Labels
- Agriculture
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1361814
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fd2c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
