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Seltzbach

Poster
ca. 1889 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster advertising mineral water bottled at the Seltzbach Springs, Van der Merwe, Transvaal, South Africa. A red-haired woman is pictured standing in the spring, holding aloft a glass and a bottle of the water, the former glowing with white rays emanating from the rim of the glass. The border is in the style of an ornate gilt picture frame.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSeltzbach (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph poster
Brief description
Poster advertising mineral water bottled at the Seltzbach Springs, Van der Merwe, Transvaal. Printed in London, ca. 1889.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising mineral water bottled at the Seltzbach Springs, Van der Merwe, Transvaal, South Africa. A red-haired woman is pictured standing in the spring, holding aloft a glass and a bottle of the water, the former glowing with white rays emanating from the rim of the glass. The border is in the style of an ornate gilt picture frame.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 157cm
  • Whole sheet width: 103cm
Credit line
Given by Ogilvy Benson & Mather Ltd
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.12-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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