PAAS Dye Company WWI egg transfer sheet
Content Description
This collection contains a single uncut sheet of seventeen portraits of European royals, military, and political leaders to be used as transfer patterns for decorating Easter eggs by the Paas Dye company. These “Transfer-O-s” are printed in reverse on tissue paper measuring roughly 5 X 9 inches. Produced sometime before the United States entered the First World War, the packaging includes a quality disclaimer made by the company related to wartime supply chain issues: The portraits in this set of transfer patterns include (transcribed here as printed): Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany; Czar Nicholas of Russia; King Albert of Belgium; King George of England; Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria; Pres. Poincare of France; King Victor Emmanuel of Italy; King Ferdinand of Bulgaria; King Peter of Serbia; Von Hindenberg; Joffre; Kitchener; Enver Pasha; Cadorna; Grand Duke Nicholas; Arch-Duke Frederick; Von Kluck.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased from Eclectibles, 15 December 2025
Language of Description
English
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: c.1915
Extent
.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter file)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Inventory
1 item