Chocolate box by J.S. Fry & Sons, with photograph of Lily Elsie.
Published / Created:
Great Britain, ca. 1909.
Physical Description:
1 chocolate box ; 27 x 20 x 4 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View catalog record for postcards of Lily Elsie
http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13043487
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Fry's, along with Cadbury's, were the forerunners of advertised packaging, making the transfer from plain wooden boxes to decorated boxes in the 1860s, marketed especially around the holiday seasons. Boxes would be kept and reused for storing odds and ends, allowing the company's name to remain advertised around the home. The present design, with the lavish cloth upholstery incorporating the relatively expensive process of photography, represents the highest end of the market. See: Crystal, P. Chocolate: the British chocolate industry.
Subject Terms:
Fall, Leo, 1873–1925. Dollarprinzessin. English. | Elsie, Lily, 1886–1962 -- Portraits. | J.S. Fry & Sons. | Chocolate candy containers -- Specimens. | Chocolate industry -- Great Britain. | Chocolate candy -- Great Britain. | Theater -- Great Britain. | Actresses -- Great Britain.