Object Number: TC2507/1

Collection: Social History

Object Name: box

Description: Chocolate box, small, oval-shaped box with white papered sides. The lid bears a printed multicolour picture of a woman's head. She wears a large red hat decorated with feathers, yellow ribbon and flowers; a red choker and a red dress with a white neckpiece. She is holding a flower to her heart. Flowers and sky in the background. 1877 is written inside. The inside lid is decorated with a red-printed label reading, "TEN EXHIBITION PRIZE MEDALS, CHOCOLATE BONBON. J.S. FRY AND SONS. BRISTOL AND LONDON. MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED CARACUS COCOA." There is a central picture of cocoa pickers. It is presented in a gold-painted display box with two other boxes.

On Display at M Shed, Bristol People Gallery