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Object Name |
Booklet |
Date |
1874 |
Title |
Burnett's Floral Hand-Book |
Description |
Small booklet, 40 pages. Front cover has a chromolithographed illustration of a woman smelling a flower. Printed inscription: "VOL. IV. / BURNETTS' / FLORAL HAND-BOOK / LADIES' CALENDAR / JB&CO / E. ACKERMANN / JOSEPH BURNETT & CO." In tiny print at the bottom: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1872 by / JOSEPH BURNETT & CO. / in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." Printed inside the front cover is a statement about the booklet and the company's products by Joseph Burnett, dated January 1874. Other pages include ads for Burnett's Cocoaine (a hair product); a calendar for 1875; several pages of The Language of Flowers; and ads and testimonials for the company's other products. |
Acquisition |
Gift of Loring McMillen |
Ownership and History |
The booklet promotes the idea that gifts of flowers could convey specific sentiments. Some of the flowers listed include: Azalea = Romance Buttercup = Riches Foxglove = Insincerity Hyacinth = Jealousy Lily of the Valley = Return of happiness Marigold = Cruelty Mint = Virtue Pansy = Think of Me Peony = Anger Tulip = Declaration of Love Yellow Rose = Decrease of love |
Earliest Date |
1874 |
Latest Date |
1874 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Advertising Flowers Calendars |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Advertising Medium |
Catalog Number |
39.014.0001 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, January 2018. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |