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"Jabón Galeón" boxed toilet soap (carton with wrapped bar)
Object/Artifact
Cuban boxed toilet‑soap set comprising a printed cardboard carton and a paper‑wrapped bar of soap. Both share the same design: a blue field within a gold‑line border, a white roundel with a black compass‑rose/star emblem, and a white cartouche reading "JABON / Galeón / LA HABANA." The carton (image 1) is a wide rectangular box with a handwritten blue‑ink notation ("3⁷⁵"/price?) at upper right. The wrapped bar (images 2–3) repeats the front design; its reverse bears the interlocked "JP"-style monogram over "HECHO EN CUBA." Bar still sealed/unused.
2025.5.1
Belonged to Jorge Pantoja Amengual's household
Luxury soaps, often used as gift.
Jorge Pantoja Amengual collection
2025.5
Jorge Pantoja Amengual
MINIL
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
Galeón
Inscription
top of the lid
"JABON Galeón LA HABANA"
Spanish
"SOAP Galeón LA HABANA"
Inscribed
Inscription
back side of the lid
"HECHO EN CUBA"
Spanish
"made in Cuba"
Inscribed
Note
top of the box
3 75
indicates price
"JABON / Galeón / LA HABANA"; compass‑rose emblem (carton and wrapper); interlocked "JP" monogram and "HECHO EN CUBA" (wrapper reverse); handwritten "3⁷⁵" in ink (carton).
18.1 x 9.5 x 3.5
9.5 cm
3.5 cm
18.1 cm
box (lid, bottom), 1 soap
Cardboard
Paper
Materials: Printed paperboard (carton); soap in printed paper wrapper. Technique: Offset‑printed folding carton; molded/cut soap bar with printed, folded, sealed paper wrapper.
Fair
Jorge Pantoja Amengual
owner
MINIL
producer
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
production, acquisition