Pears' Soap advertisements with a woman's portrait – Vintage Photo Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Pears' Soap advertisements with a woman's portrait, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Pears' Soap advertisements with a woman's portrait
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Pears' Soap advertisements built around a woman's portrait belong to a long-running campaign that turned a British toilet soap into one of the most recognizable brands of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Pears, whose firm traced its origins to the 1789 London soap business of Andrew Pears, leaned heavily on pictorial advertising, and its posters often paired a soft, idealized face with a short slogan about cleanliness and complexion. Such images helped shape the idea that daily washing and skin care were marks of respectability, and they reflect the period's growing commercial use of art and celebrity-style portraiture to sell everyday goods.
| Original scan | 800 × 600 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | 992 |
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