Printed advertising card with a shaggy white dog on a chair beside a sleeping baby in a cradle, with a jug and basin below.

Headache Cured: Dr. Mettaur's Headache Pills Advertisement

A small printed trade card shows a shaggy white dog perched on a wooden chair beside a sleeping infant in a cradle. Below lie a ceramic jug, a basin, and a folded cloth, with the words Dr. Mettaur's Headache Pills printed beneath.

Artist: Brown Chemical Company
Date: [between 1880 and 1889?]
Medium: Ephemera Advertising cards
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2818 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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