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1890 - 1910 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Colour lithograph pictorial advertisement for soap depicting a racist image of a black child being scrubbed with Pears soap resulting in them becoming white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Anonymous pictorial advertisement for Pears Soap. Britain, circa 1890-1910. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph pictorial advertisement for soap depicting a racist image of a black child being scrubbed with Pears soap resulting in them becoming white. |
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| Accession number | E.2341-1889 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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