A little girl ill in bed with a cough; advertising Zeller's cough syrup. Colour lithograph after A. Engel, 1940.

  • Engel, A.
Date:
[1940]
Reference:
689587i
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About this work

Description

The firm of Zeller A.G. specializes in the manufacture of herbal remedies. It was founded by Max Zeller in Romanshorn, Thurgau, Switzerland, in 1864

The girl holds two labels on a string; "Pour enfants" and "Tussisanol pour adultes. Behind her on the wall is a temperature chart headed with her name "Monique". The chart shows a downwards course. There is a big ladybird on the bed blanket

Publication/Creation

[Switzerland] : [Zeller A.G.?], [1940] (La Chaux-de-Fonds : Fiedler S.A.)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 127.3 x 90.3 cm

Lettering

Sirop contre la toux Zeller. A. Engel 40

Reference

Wellcome Collection 689587i

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