LABEL
Datec. 1881
Geography
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dimensions24 x 10.5 cm (9 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Object numberHF.70.424.1
DescriptionRectangular paper product label for "Canoe Cove Lobsters". The multi-coloured design is horizontally oriented and split into two sections. The left side design is two lobsters rowing a canoe on the open water with clouds in the background. The lobsters are framed inside a thin blue outer border and a thicker red inner border which spreads into fretwork top corners. The company name is printed in white inside a curved navy banner. Two lines from a poem by Epes Sargent are printed along the bottom of the label. the right side design has a yellow background with the same thin blue border. Product, location and company owner information is printed in multi-coloured around a central monogram of William Critchlow Harris's initials. The number "202" had been handwritten on the reverse of label.
Collections
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