Cleanliness is next to godliness.
- Marks, Henry Stacy, 1829-1898
- Date:
- [approximately 1890]
- Reference:
- 107i
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Previous title, replaced August 2023: Monks shaving with Pears' shaving soap as endorsed by Sir Erasmus Wilson. Lithograph after H. Stacy Marks.
Description
Two monks using Pears soap, one with his hands in a wash bowl, the other looking into a mirror, shaving. Behind them is a poster with endorsements for Pears soap.
Publication/Creation
[approximately 1890]
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image and text 18.5 x 12 cm
Lettering
Pears' soap as recommended by Sir Erasmus Wilson, I have found matchless for the hands and complexion. Adelina Patti. (text on a poster within the image)
"Cleanliness is next to godliness". Specially drawn for the proprietors of Pears' soap by H. Stacy Marks, R.A. (caption below the image)
Notes
The title has been taken from wording on the object.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 107i
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Location Status Access Closed stores