Monday, August 20, 2018

Color: the principle attraction

Color was the principle attraction of Victorian advertising trade cards. Magazines and newspapers of the time were black & white. This Lion Coffee card had color for sure and it was embossed, too!


Large butterfly in upper left flies over riverside & path while youngster stands in lower right wearing blue top with large pink bow. red flower appears in lower left

Lion Coffee is composed of a successful comgination of Mocha, Java and Rio...
As can be seen by the creases on the back, this card was embossed so that the design on the front of the card stood out in relief. For instance, the model's elbow can be viewed on this side of the card just above the "T" of Toledo.

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