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Les mammifères

SubjectAdvertising
French language–Writing
Pictures
Australianisms
Category2. National boundaries
Place Of PublicationParis
CreatorChocolat Guérin-Boutron
Current HolderNational Library of Australia
Period Of Reference1901/1901
Item Number 4550169
Access RightsDigitised
RightsOut of copyright.
Country Of Origin France
LanguageFrench
Description From Source 2 cards : col. ill. ; 12 x 8 cm. L’Ornithorynque & Le kanguroo. Two advertising cards issued by French chocolate company Chocolat Guérin-Boutron to advertise their product, which were originally produced as a complete set of 84 cards. One card is captioned “Les Mammiferes: Le Kanguroo” and depicts a kangaroo in a natural setting, with an Indigenous Australian man shown in an seperate scene at the left. The other card is captioned “Les Mammiferes: L’Ornithorynque” and depicts a platypus on a riverbank, with an Indigenous Australian woman shown in a seperate scene at the left. The versos of the cards feature text in French, describing the animals depicted and relating to the products of the Guérin-Boutron chocolate company.
Physical Format Trade card
Related Resources http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-44458497
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