Agua de los Carmelitas

ID(s):
1911021Z0
Subject
Carmelite Water marketed in South America, exclusively by the Boyer company. An alcoholic preparation based on lemon balm and distilled water, whose recipe includes 14 herbs, 9 spices, and 80-proof alcohol. This recipe has remained virtually unchanged for 400 years.

Description:
Four monks perched on a rock are holding up an anchor whose main shaft is a bottle of Agua de Los Carmelitas. These monks give the water a mystical character. The anchor conveys the idea of health forever.

Source:
Forney Library, Paris – Reproduction: Roger-Viollet
(Reproduction authorized for private use only)
Publisher
"Imprimerie Publicité Etablts. Vercasson 6 rue Martel Paris"
Date:
1911
Language: Spanish
Dimensions (cm):
110 x 75
Signature:
Bottom right
Number of sheet(s):
1
Content type

Period

Genesis of the poster