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Object Name |
Booklet |
Date |
ca. 1890 |
Title |
Language of Flowers |
Description |
Booklet with paper cover. Front and back cover are chromolithographed. The front has an illustration of a woman among flowers; the back cover has an illustration of flowers and leaves. Printed inscription on front cover: "LANGUAGE OF / FLOWERS. / COMPLIMENTS OF THE / Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. / 82 Hudson Street, NEW YORK CITY. / Copyrighted. Published by the Tuscarora Advertising Co." Pages 1-4 and 5-8 each have two columns, one titled "FLOWERS" and the other titled "SENTIMENTS", giving an alphabetical list of flowers and their associated meanings. In the center of the booklet are 4 unnumbered pages advertising the dairy products of the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. (Keywords: New York City) |
Acquisition |
Gift of Jacques Noel Jacobsen |
Ownership and History |
The Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, which advertised its products in this novelty booklet, merged with Nestle in 1905. The booklet promotes the idea that gifts of flowers could convey specific sentiments. Some of the flowers listed include: Azalea = Romance Buttercup = Riches Dahlia = Forever thine Hibiscus = Delicate beauty Hyacinth = Jealousy Lilac = First emotion of love Lily of the Valley = Return of happiness Marigold = Cruelty Mistletoe = I surmount all difficulties Rose = Beauty [followed by a list of specific types of roses and their meanings] Yellow Rose = Decrease of love |
Earliest Date |
1887 |
Latest Date |
1901 |
Maker |
Tuscarora Advertising Co. [publisher] |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Advertising Flowers Milk Ephemera |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
42.017.0001 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, May 2015. |
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. |