Scarf

Object number2016.103.6 a,b
Date1986
MediumCrepe-de-chine; Fabric; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Cheryl Stewart-Miller
DescriptionCommemorative Heinz scarf with descriptive write-up on paper.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 27 × 26.125 × 0.063 in. (68.6 × 66.4 × 0.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 10.875 × 8.375 × 0.031 in. (27.6 × 21.3 × 0.1 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Center has keystone symbol with text "KEYSTONE / PICKLING / & / PRESERVING / WORKS" surrounded by text "H.J. HEINZ Co. / PITTSBURG. U.S.A. / TRADE MARK"; this emblem is repeated in each corner.

Numerous Heinz product containers surround the center, each with text identifying the product.

Each corner has a Heinz-related scene with caption: "THE LITTLE HOUSE WHERE WE BEGAN / 1869"; "HEINZ DELIVERY WAGON - 1880"; "HEINZ DELIVERY WAGON - 1895"; and "ENTRANCE TO HEINZ PLANT - 1905".

(b)
Front has printed green text including "Heinz Artifacts Museum Scarf / The illustrations on this designer scarf depict a few of the / various items on display in the Heinz Artifacts Museum / The new museum is located in the Heinz Research Center / in Pittsburgh and includes glass bottles, crocks, wood pails, and other rare / packages used from the company’s founding in 1869 through 1919 – a period that saw the beginnings of modern food processing / in the United States. / Some of the artifacts, each with its own identification number, were fashioned / from handmade molds personally approved by founder Henry J. Heinz. / Many… / are considered classic examples / of early food industry packaging and advertising. / Perhaps the most significant item, in terms of antiquity, is a bottle / dated 1869 with an embossed symbol of the / Anchor Bottling Company, which manufactured it. / The bottle was used for the company’s first product . . . horseradish. / Also in the exhibition currently on display are… / The collection, referred to as “a dazzling display of / commercial folk art treasures”, fills 24 glass cases… / This scarf if made of machine-washable crepe-de-chine.".
Marks(a)
Green text along one side just left of center "© 1986 H.J. Heinz Co."

White fabric label on reverse with care instructions.
Historical NotesArtifacts related to Cheryl Stewart-Miller's work for Heinz USA. Cheryl was the Manager of Internal Communications from 1989 to 1998. The commemorative scarf could be purchased by employees and showed some of the historic collection that was on display in the Heinz Research Building at the Heinz Artifacts Museum before much of it was transferred to the Heinz History Center in the 1990s.
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