The circa-1910 "Jamaica - The Gem of the Tropics" travel poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "Jamaica - The Gem of the Tropics" poster art
- Bag: 10-ounce canvas, 80% recycled cotton / 20% cotton
- Size: 15.75" h x 15.25" w (approx. 240 cubic inches)
- Self-fabric handles
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
Set against a sunny yellow ground, a Jamaican woman balances a basket as she looks out over a tropical bay in this early advertisement for the island. Dealers date the poster to around 1910 and note its pitch to winter travelers: Jamaica was "beautiful, healthy, accessible," with tickets available from all the steamship lines. The artist is not recorded. In those years the island was reached only by sea, and banana steamers and passenger liners from New York and Britain were opening Jamaica to a new wave of visitors escaping the northern cold, laying the groundwork for the Caribbean tourism that followed.
The bag is made from 10-ounce canvas of 80% recycled cotton and 20% cotton. The recycled fibers are collected from garment-cutting waste and then intertwined with cotton for added strength and durability. Self-fabric handles. Dimensions: 15.75" h x 15.25" w; approx. 240 cubic inches.
Note: Bags not intended for use by children 12 and under.