Baldwin's Herbal Female Pills

Baldwin’s Herbal Female Pills

£40

30 × 20 in. poster. Bold black-and-white advertising broadside for Baldwin’s Herbal Female Pills, promoting the remedy for women’s health complaints.

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Condition: C (Fair).

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Description

A striking Baldwin’s Herbal Female Pills advertising poster dominated by oversized black display lettering and a small decorative flourish. The text promises relief from “obstructions” and “irregularities” and recommends the remedy during the “change of life”. Prices of sixpence and one shilling per box appear along the foot, reinforcing its origins as a shop advertisement.

George Baldwin founded his London herbalist business in 1844. The Wellcome Collection holds a matching poster catalogued to around 1900, providing a valuable reference for this direct style of early commercial medicine advertising and the period’s language around women’s reproductive health.

Details

Dimensions 30.0 × 20.0 in
Linen Backed No
Subject Fashion
Period 1900s
Years circa 1900
Country UK

Condition:

  • Grade: C (Fair).
  • Paper: Areas of loss and wear around the edges, including the upper corners, with scattered spotting and creasing.
  • Colour: Black printed lettering remains strong, with some discolouration of the pale ground.
  • Restoration: No restoration visible.

Comment:

  • The Wellcome Collection documents the same Baldwin's Female Pills poster design, dated approximately 1900.
  • From the long-established London herbalist G. Baldwin & Co., founded in 1844.
  • The language of “obstructions” and the “change of life” illustrates historical marketing of women's remedies.