Molly Pitcher Cookies Tin
Maker
Savory Baking Company
Periodca. 1920-1930
MediumTin
Dimensions5.75 × 5.5 in. (14.6 × 14 cm)
ClassificationsAdvertising, Business & Ornamental Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Peter Wisbey, 1991
Object number1991.14
DescriptionGoldenrod yellow tin with brown decoration and logo of a young woman in a long dress carrying a basket. Two columns support a pediment decorated with the brand name, "MOLLY PITCHER COOKIES." A floral design extends from the pediment to the top edge of the can. Below the woman, in brown print, "A CRISP DAINTY / DELICIOUS COOKIE / ONE LB. NET / Baked for you by the / SAVORY BAKING COMPANY Newark N.J. / (C) COPYRIGHT SAVORY BAKING CO. / REG.U.S. PAT OFF."Collections
William Applegate
Fenwick Lyell
Elias Sayre
Lucy Burtis
Rhoda Ann Fowler
Albert L. Silberstein