Health, General: United States. Tooth Decay Prevention Poster: Health Posters: Poster prepared by the Colgate Company for use in the public schools. The purpose of this poster is to illustrate the necessity of brushing the teeth and specifically to show the process of decay.

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 3.2002.3078
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Health, General: United States. Tooth Decay Prevention Poster: Health Posters: Poster prepared by the Colgate Company for use in the public schools. The purpose of this poster is to illustrate the necessity of brushing the teeth and specifically to show the process of decay.
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Social Museum Collection
Classification: Archival Material
Work Type: display board
Date: c. 1903
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/152040

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Photomechanical print
Dimensions: image: 32.7 x 62.3 cm (12 7/8 x 24 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: ? Colgate Company; acquired through correspondence for the Social Museum, Harvard University, 1914

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection
Accession Year: 2011
Object Number: 3.2002.3078
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

The Social Museum Collection

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