Stone, lithographic
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- OBJECT TYPE
- double sided
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2008.1522.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Utopia;Renombrada Manufactura de Tabacos Primeros;Ready Dinner Lamb Stew;Ready Dinner Irish Stew;Cream of Mushroom;Cream of Oyster;Fancy Pilchards;Laporte Hudon Hebert Ltée.;Marque Dollard Brand
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Black printed text and graphics appear on buff-colour background on smooth stone faces; stone [possibly limestone] is light grey in colour- rough texture is visible on short side surfaces.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 31.1 cm
- Width
- 26.1 cm
- Height
- 9.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 15.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Printed specimens
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Many of the plates, proofs, labels and posters were produced for Canada's growing number of manufacturers in everything from farm implements to preserved food, pharmaceuticals and musical instruments. Some of these, like Massey Harris, were once giants. Others may have left no other traces than the plate and proof for a cheque, receipt or letterhead. The artifacts and print specimens represent the output of one of the fastest growing industries in this period: printing and graphic arts. Not only was printing growing rapidly as a sector, it was also subdividing into specialized segments. The engraving and lithography trades, whose processes excelled at reproducing creative imagery, colour, and decorative calligraphy, commanded the market for stationery, packaging, posters, promotional calendars and catalogue covers. The collection attests to the emergence of a new market, consumer goods, and a new industry, advertising. During this period, the role of the household as a centre of production was steadily weakened as its members became implicated in the labour market. As members became increasingly dependent on cash employment, household needs like clothing and food had to be met by purchasing goods. At the same time manufacturers, pressed by competition, continually sought both to expand their markets and reduce their costs through mass production. National markets for consumer goods thus emerged. The printing and publishing industry played a key role in this process through advertising and packaging. This stone carried images and/or text for companies including Marque Dollard Brand products prepared for Laporte- Hudon- Hébert Ltée., Montreal. PQ., some of which were packed in New Brunswick, NS. - Function
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Used in off-set printing to carry the image to be printed. - Technical
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An example of an engraved stone used as an original in printing. Because transfers could be cheaply made from the original engraved stone, lithography was the preferred process for printing large numbers of a given form or format, for many years. From Acquisition Proposal:These are stones used in the production of labels, packages, certificates, cheques, etc. We selected them either because they bore labels or label details or because their contents were relevant to the Printing, Agriculture, or other collection subject areas. [Ref. 1] - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Visible on one face of stone" "UTOPIA", "SD", "FLOR DE ALVA." and "RENOMBRADA MANUFACTURA/ DE TABACOS PRIMEROS/ LOS CIGGAROS/ de nuestra FABRICA/ son de primera/ calidad y de un AROMA/ FABRICA de Manufactura/ TABACO/ DELECIOSA/ Hechos/ de la rama./ unicamente/ Superior del/ distinguiendose de present/ahu pol'su calidad y fragrencia./ "ESQUISITOS". Visible on opposite face: "CHOICE QUALITY", "LAMB STEW", "Ready Dinner", "IRISH STEW", "CREAM OF MUSHROOM CREAM OF OYSTER", "FANCY PILCHARDS", "HAND PACKED", "NET CONTENTS/ 26 OUNCES", "LAPORTE/HUDON/HÉBERT/ LTÉE/ MONTREAL,/ CANADA", "CONTENNANT DE LA COULEUR/ ARTIFICIELLE ET MOINS QUE/ 1/10 DE BENZOATE DE SOUDE", "MARQUE/ DOLLARD/ BRAND/ TOMATO KETCHUP/ CATSUP AUX TOMATES/ LAPORTE HUDON HEBÉRT LTÉE. MONTREAL, CANADA", "PACKED IN/ NEW BRUNSWICK". "NET WEIGHT 6 OZ/ CONTENU, NET 6 OZ", "EMPTY CONTENTS/ AS SOON AS OPENED", "Z", "ENLEVEV {sic] CONTENU/ AUSSITOT OUVERTE" and "EMPAQUETÉ POUR/ LAPORTE-HUD0N-HÉBERT LIMITÉE/ MONTREAL, CANADA". "[illegible] 447" painted by hand in red ink on stone edge; "G-STO-51" printed by hand on adhesive-backed label applied over ink markings."[illegible] 10 + [illegible]" printed by hand in black ink on opposite edge.
- Missing
- Unknown.
- Finish
- Black printed text and graphics appear on buff-colour background on smooth stone faces; stone [possibly limestone] is light grey in colour- rough texture is visible on short side surfaces.
- Decoration
- Stylized images of woman, men, whole tomato and decorative scrollwork decorate printing surfaces.
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