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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ayer's Cherry Pectoral - Cures Coughs and Colds |
| Reference | 1989-69-2 |
| Library | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Collection | The William H. Helfand Collection, 1989 |
| Date | 1898 |
| Author | Penfield, Edward |
| Description | In this poster a bear physician and a bear nurse look after a bear with a bad cold. The nurse holds a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, made by J. C. Ayer & Co., one of the largest proprietary medicine firms in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The nurse's apron bears the slogan that was invariably used to advertise the company's cough mixture. |
| Document Type | Poster |
| Theme(s) | General Cures |
| Keywords | cold, cure, doctor, cough, respiration |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's catalogue. |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Copyright | Philadelphia Museum of Art |