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Identification and Creation

Object Number
3.2002.3078
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Health, General: United States. Tooth Decay Prevention Poster: Health Posters: Poster prepared by the Colgate Company for use in the public schools. The purpose of this poster is to illustrate the necessity of brushing the teeth and specifically to show the process of decay.
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Social Museum Collection
Classification
Archival Material
Work Type
display board
Date
c. 1903
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/152040

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Photomechanical print
Dimensions
image: 32.7 x 62.3 cm (12 7/8 x 24 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
? Colgate Company; acquired through correspondence for the Social Museum, Harvard University, 1914

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
3.2002.3078
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • The Social Museum Collection

Verification Level

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