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Dr. Pierse's pleasant purgative pellets,... – Vintage Wall Art

Dr. Pierse's pleasant purgative pellets,..., [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
Dr. Pierse's pleasant purgative pellets,..., [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The title promises "pleasant" pellets from a Dr. Pierse, a name that places this piece among the many patent medicine advertisements that circulated in American newspapers, storefronts, and trade cards in the 19th century. Purgatives were a staple of that trade, and makers often relied on bright color and cheerful imagery to make a dose of medicine seem agreeable. The record links the print to Clay, Cosack & Co., a lithography firm, which points to the commercial color-printing shops that produced much of this advertising. No date is recorded, so the year of its making remains unconfirmed.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesC8325 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Clay, Cosack & Co.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,251 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-148858

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