Illustration Art, Food Can Label, Carol Brand Bartlett Pears, Antique Painting, Early 20th Century

Carol Brand Bartlett Pears, Geo. R. Newell & Co. Distributors, Minneapolis, Minn.
Minneapolis: c. 1906-1920
Gouache and ink on card stock
Stamped verso by Kimball-Storer Co.
4.5 x 14 inches

Hand-painted original illustration art created for the Kimball-Storer Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is one of a group of six designs for canned food companies in Minnesota and Wisconsin that we are offering separately. Each is in a graphic style influenced by Art Nouveau. Although they are undated, most have text referring to the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906. Other information about companies for which the labels were made suggests that as a group, the labels were produced no later than around 1920.

This label is illustrated with a luscious pear and leaves, framed by a decorative Art Nouveau border of purple flowers. It also has a grayscale portrait of a little girl (presumably Carol) dressed in white, framed by red flowers as well as the title “Carol ” and the George R. Newell Company logo in ribbons. Another emblem is lettered “Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906, No. 6567, 31 oz.”

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