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French Pastille Advertisement
French Pastille Advertisement
French Pastille Advertisement
  • French Pastille Advertisement, c. 1912
  • Inv: 401R.2024.009
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This striking multi-page French advertisement promotes medicinal pastilles claimed to cure a wide range of ailments and afflictions. The vibrant cover art, heavily influenced by the tragic sinking of the Titanic, depicts a large liner vanishing beneath the waves, the White Star Line flag flying at the bow as a desperate SOS is sent via wireless. This powerful imagery, paired with the advertisement’s bold health claims, reflects the era’s fascination with both medical remedies and the Titanic disaster. An evocative piece of early 20th-century commercial art, it captures the dramatic tone of the time with a curious blend of tragedy and marketing.

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