Stained Glass Design Layout of Heinz Company Quotes, 1910-1925

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Artifact Overview

H.J. Heinz sought a strong working relationship with his employees and placed encouraging quotes around the factory to promote good will and a sense of purpose. This drawing for stained-glass windows found in the Time Office -- where employees clocked in and out for their work day -- features a quote from Heinz's mother: "Labor sweetens life; Idleness makes it a burden."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1910-1925

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1374

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

various artists marks, notes, and measurements in margins. reads: Labor is preferable to idleness / as brightness is to rust. / Labor sweetens life / idleness makes it a burden. / A.M.H.
Stained Glass Design Layout of Heinz Company Quotes, 1910-1925