"Burson Fashioned Hose" Sign, circa 1910

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Artifact Overview

The Art Nouveau style reached its peak of popularity in 1900, but American manufacturers used echoes of it in products and advertising into the 1910s. The Art Nouveau design on this sign for an everyday product -- hosiery -- would have appealed to many middle-class consumers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Sign (Declaratory or advertising artifact)

Date Made

circa 1910

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.84.196

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum.

Material

Wood (Plant material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 14 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

on front: BURSON / BURSON / EXTRA ELASTIC / WIDENED LEG / NARROWED ANKLE / SHAPED FOOT / THE BURSON THE OTHERS / TURNED INSIDE OUT-NOTE THE DIFFERENCE / FASHIONED HOSE / THE MEYERCORD COMPANY
"Burson Fashioned Hose" Sign, circa 1910