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Roberts' Horse Powders – Vintage Wall Art

Roberts' Horse Powders, c1854. — antique engraving
Roberts' Horse Powders, c1854.. Antique engraving from the Horses 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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Step back in time with Roberts' Horse Powders, an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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This engraved label advertises Roberts' Horse Powders, a patent remedy sold to owners who wanted a quick fix for ailing animals. Around 1854, makers of such preparations commonly paired bold lettering with an engraved picture of a horse, and the label was meant to catch the eye of a buyer at a general store or a peddler's cart. Patent medicines for livestock were largely unregulated then, so their claims rested on the seller's word rather than tested evidence. Labels like this one now record how much trust, and how much hope, people placed in a bottle or packet of powder.

Created / publishedc1854.
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreLabels 1850-1860.Engravings 1850-1860.
SubjectsPatent medicines--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,314 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-127646

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