Ayer's Cherry Pectoral - Cures Coughs and Colds
Edward Penfield, American, 1866 - 1925
Date:
1898Medium:
Color metal relief print (poster)Dimensions:
Image: 14 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches (37.1 x 27 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 x 11 1/8 inches (40.2 x 28.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1989-69-2Credit Line:
The William H. Helfand Collection, 1989
1898Medium:
Color metal relief print (poster)Dimensions:
Image: 14 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches (37.1 x 27 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 x 11 1/8 inches (40.2 x 28.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1989-69-2Credit Line:
The William H. Helfand Collection, 1989
Label:
In this poster a bear physician and a bear nurse look after a bear with a bad cold. The nurse holds a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, made by J. C. Ayer & Co., one of the largest proprietary medicine firms in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The nurse's apron bears the slogan that was invariably used to advertise the company's cough mixture.
In this poster a bear physician and a bear nurse look after a bear with a bad cold. The nurse holds a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, made by J. C. Ayer & Co., one of the largest proprietary medicine firms in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The nurse's apron bears the slogan that was invariably used to advertise the company's cough mixture.
