Victorian Trade Card - Lion Coffee - Woolson Spice Co. - 18th Century Couple garden

Victorian Trade Card - Lion Coffee - Woolson Spice Co. - 18th Century Couple gardenThis is an original Victorian trade card for Lion Coffee, produced by the Woolson Spice Co. of Toledo, Ohio. It features a pair of children dressed in 18th century clothing, perhaps dancing a minuet. The back is printed in lovely fonts and describes Lion Coffee as "a successful combination of Mocha Java and Rio" with a "Beautiful Picture Card in every Package". It measures 3 x 4 1 4 inches and is in very nice condition. The colors are crisp and bright

The back shows the Arbuckle Coffee factory noting that 839

It has a bright/shiny bore and strong rifling

It measures 2 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches and is in decent condition

The front appears to be undamaged

vivid colors and attractive fonts and ornamentation on the back

It has a slight bit of age discoloration on the front

Detail cartouches depict the University of Virginia

He painted society women's portraits from his New York studio

the date of the patent or warrant

candlesticks

done by famed photographer George W

but it does have a little wear and aging