Bottle, Condiment
Object number2019.58.1 a,b
Manufacturer
H.J. Heinz Company
Manufacturer
H.J. Heinz Foods UK Ltd.
Distributor
Fortnum & Mason
Date2019
OriginLondon, England
MediumGlass; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Metal
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
DescriptionEmpty colorless glass ketchup bottle with paper label and screw-on metal lid.DimensionsHeight x Diameter (a,b together): 7.875 × 2.375 in. (20 × 6 cm)Height x Diameter (a): 7.75 × 2.375 in. (19.7 × 6 cm)
Height x Diameter (b): 0.5 × 1.375 in. (1.3 × 3.5 cm)
Marks(a)
White label adhered around top of neck has black printed text at proper right “INGREDIENTS Tomatoes (148g per 100g / Tomato Ketchup, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, / Salt, Spice & Herb Extracts (contain / Celery), Spice. / STORAGE After opening refrigerate / and eat within 8 weeks. / For Best Before date: see cap.”
White label adhered around top of neck has, at center, the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom with printed text around the perimeter “FORTNUM & MASON / H. J. HEINZ Co.” and at center below the coat of arms “BY APPOINTMENT TO / HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN / PURVEYORS OF HEINZ PRODUCTS / H.J. HEINZ FOODS UK LTD., / LONDON, SE1 95G”.
White label adhered around top of neck has black printed text at proper left “GROWN NOT MADE / WITH NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS, / FLAVOURS, PRESERVATIVES / OR THICKENERS / H J HEINZ [signature]”.
Four raised "57" around belly.
Keystone Heinz label adhered at front bottom of belly has black printed text “HEINZ / 150 YEARS / ESTD 1869 / TOMATO / KETCHUP / “WE’LL TAKE THE LOT” ”.
Keystone Heinz label adhered at back bottom of belly has black printed text including “150 YEARS / FORTNUM & MASON / Heinz Tomato Ketchup / After first establishing the company / 150 years ago, HJ Heinz visited / Fortnum’s in 1886 laden with samples. / The Grocery buyer at the time pronounced / “I think, Mr. Heinz, we will take the lot”. / NUTRITION… / H J Heinz [signature] / SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE / H.J. Heinz Foods UK Ltd., London, SE1 95G / www.heinzketchup.co.uk / UK Careline… / e 300ml – 342g / 313B/2”.
Raised text along bottom edge of back “BA7 5608 16”.
(b)
Top of cap has printed red text in four different languages including English, French?, German, and Spanish? that reads “BUTTON POPS UP / WHEN ORIGINAL / SEAL IS / BROKEN”.
Side has black printed text “01-12-2020 / 3438 23:19 TK5”.
Historical NotesThis Fortnum & Mason Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle was made to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the H.J.Heinz Company. In 1889 H.J. Heinz made his first international sale at famed London department store Fortnum & Mason. They famously told him “We’ll take the lot” which is memorialized on the front of the 150-anniversary packaging. This represents both Heinz’s international expansion and the influence of Heinz on the British diet, particularly in their consumption of baked beans. First introduced as a low-cost product to the British market after Heinz built a plant outside London and now a staple of the British diet.Label TextWhen Heinz went on his first international trip to England in 1886, he brought along a sampling of his products in an attempt to break into the British market. His visit to the famed department store Fortnum & Mason proved a success when the company said, “We’ll take the lot” now memorialized on these products that celebrate the Heinz company’s 150th anniversary.
Related person
Henry John Heinz
(1844 - 1919)
Related person
Queen Elizabeth II
(born 1926)
On View
On view
c. 2014
