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Bag
Bemis Company, Inc.
1900-1950
Description
This sugar bag was manufactured by the Bemis Brothers Bag Company (later known as Bemis Company, Inc.) at their factory in Brooklyn, New York during the first half of the 20th century. The bag is a twill-woven cotton with two selvedge edges and two hemmed edges. It was made for Porto Rican American Sugar Refinery, Inc. and is printed with their logo in light blue. This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bemis Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.062
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Marion Hall
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Object Number
2017.0019.062
Object Name
Bag
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Bemis Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; United States; North America
Date
1900-1950
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: center
Inscription: SNOW WHITE/PURE CANE SUGAR/PORTO RICAN AMERICAN SUGAR REFINERY INC./PONCE - PORTO RICO/100 LBS. NET WEIGHT
Type: Inscription
Location: center
Inscription: REFINED FINE GRANULATED/PURE CAN SUGAR/MADE IN AMERICA/Snow White/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
Type: Inscription
Location: bottom center
Inscription: BEMIS-BAGS/BROOKLYN
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (twill)
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
17.5 (W) x 35.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
44.45 (W) x 90.17 (L)