Advertising Layout Illustration for Heinz Pure Vinegar, 1920-1930

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Artifact Overview

The H.J. Heinz Company employed ambitious and comprehensive advertising strategies to meet consumers at home, in stores, and everywhere in between. Drawings, illustrations and modified photographs of Heinz products were often used for advertising and in publications. This advertising layout represents a step in the marketing process where the size and arrangement are taken into consideration before the final advertisement is created.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Illustration (Layout feature)

Subject Date

1920-1930

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1506

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.

Material

Illustration board
Paint (Coating)
Paper (Fiber product)
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Matting (Supporting)
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 18.75 in
Width: 22.5 in

Inscriptions

artist note in margin reads: not used because / labels on bottles / are hidden