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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Bright's Kidney Beans |
| Reference | 1989-8-7 |
| Library | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Collection | The William H. Helfand Collection, 1989 |
| Date | 1890s |
| Document Type | Trade Card |
| Theme(s) | General Cures |
| Keywords | backache, cure |
| Parts of the Body | liver, kidneys |
| Additional Information | When it is folded, the card advertising Bright's Kidney Beans looks like a clam shell, and like the mollusk, only reveals its merit when opened. The company that made the pills declared them to be the "Best Kidney, Liver and Backache Cure In the World," at a time when little was known about how to treat such problems. The use of the name "Bright's" was probably an attempt to suggest the product's utility in the treatment of Bright's disease, a serious condition affecting the kidneys. William H. Helfand, from 'The Picture of Health: Images of Medicine and Pharmacy from the William H. Helfand Collection' (1991), p. 106. |
| 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 |