Advertising Layout Illustration of a Woman Using Heinz Olive Oil and Vinegar, 1919

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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. Product marketing strongly targeted housewives and women, assuring them that Heinz products were superior. These advertisements, like the one seen here, typically featured a woman purchasing, preparing, cooking, or serving Heinz products to their families.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Illustration (Layout feature)

Date Made

1919

Subject Date

1919

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1504

Credit

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

Material

Illustration board
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)
Handwriting
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 21 in
Width: 17.5 in

Inscriptions

various artists marks and measurements seen in margins.
Advertising Layout Illustration of a Woman Using Heinz Olive Oil and Vinegar, 1919