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Tag Archives: drink
Absinthe Cthulhu
An elixir of intellect and vision
Original post here. This label appears to have been created by an invitation extended by The Cape Town Tattoo Expo in conjunction with Jorgensen’s Distillery; provenance here. Sourced on tumblr via synthetikweekend.
Death takes a break
They should sue for trademark infringement
Original post here The bulk of the image is the label on a bottle which reads “Swastika Whiskey. Made Spring 1915. Bottled in Bond. The Frankfort Distillery, Incorporated.” Sourced to blog.vintascope.com via littlebunnysunshine.
A lethal concotion
Original post here. Sourced to electroled via bleedingbetty1960. I have been unable to find a specific provenance for this image, but it appears to be a manipulation of a rather more famous advertising image created by the Catalan graphic designer Gaspar Camps (1874-1942).
Found here.
Finest harem whiskey
According to Wikimedia Commons, which also has an ultra-high-resolution image of it, this advertising poster art dates from 1883. The image contains the text “Belle of Nelson Old Fashion Handmade Sour Mash Whiskey. Distilled by the Belle of Nelson Distillery Co., Louisville, KY. Copyright Secured. Wells & Hope Co. Phila. PA”. The poster was based quite closely on the orientalist painting Pool In A Harem by Jean-Léon Gérôme, which is on display in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Drunk
Original post here. Image contains the text “Alcoholics Illustrated: Feature stories about the world’s most hurtful, socially destructive failures who tear apart their families, fall down in the shower and chip their teeth, and won’t let anyone help them. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Drunk by Tod Carroll.” Sourced to notpulpcovers via littlebunnysunshine.
