1895 (made)
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Hovis bread first appeared in the shops in 1890. Hovis is a wheatgerm flour which is sold to independent bakers to produce, but only in the Hovis baking tins. Hovis would therefore have provided the electroptype for this advertisment and the printer would have inserted the baker's name.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving |
| Brief description | Print by R. Taylor & Co., press advertisement for Hovis bread, wood engraving, Great Britain, 1895 |
| Physical description | A press advertisement for Hovis bread. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed on block 'R Taylor & Co'.
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| Summary | Hovis bread first appeared in the shops in 1890. Hovis is a wheatgerm flour which is sold to independent bakers to produce, but only in the Hovis baking tins. Hovis would therefore have provided the electroptype for this advertisment and the printer would have inserted the baker's name. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.726-1994 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2009 |
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