Silk Lavender
by Elaine Teague
Title
Silk Lavender
Artist
Elaine Teague
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Scanned from silk embroidery inserted into Kensitas cigarette pack in the 1930's.
Produced in the 1930’s, Kensitas cards were woven in silk and depicted popular garden flowers of the day. Each silk came inside its own protective cover that included the growing information, history, and background of each plant, as well as an ad for the product.
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March 9th, 2022
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Comments (4)
Jeffery Spaid
Same question as Louise: We’re they that small? And we’re they meant to be collected?
Elaine Teague replied:
I can't find my originals. I put them in too safe a place, but this is the info I got from https://kensitasflowers.co.uk/sizes.htm Given away with 10 cigarettes and made to fit inside the packet, measuring 4cm. wide and 6.75 cm. high. MEDIUM - Given away with 20 cigarettes again fitting inside the packet and measuring 5.5 cm. wide and 7.5 cm. high. As albums were available to insert the printed fabric I guess they were intended as collectables like many images on card that were given away in cigarette packets.
Louise Merigot
They are all gorgeous, Elaine. So were they the size of a cigarette box or bit larger and folded?
Elaine Teague replied:
I can't find my originals. I put them in too safe a place, but this is the info I got from https://kensitasflowers.co.uk/sizes.htm SMALL - Given away with 10 cigarettes and made to fit inside the packet, measuring 4cm. wide and 6.75 cm. high. MEDIUM - Given away with 20 cigarettes again fitting inside the packet and measuring 5.5 cm. wide and 7.5 cm. high.
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