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A lithograph is a picture made by printing from a flat surface (traditionally stone, now often a metal plate), on which the artist draws or paints the original design with a greasy substance like chalk. The surface is next prepared, moistened and inked; the greasy printing ink adheres to the design, which is then printed onto a sheet of paper.  To make a colour lithograph, a separate printing surface is required for each colour:  this chromolithograph was printed from no fewer than 24 colour blocks.<br><br><b>Trading</b><br>The trademark product of A. & F. Pears  was its transparent amber soap, which was developed and promoted as a great improvement on the harshness of contemporary soaps by the company's founder, Andrew Pears, at the turn of the 18th century.  In the mid-19th century, the company took on a new partner, Thomas J. Barratt to stave off fierce competition and to improve sales performance.  He devised a series of expensive and original publicity schemes, the most famous of which was the adaptation of John Everett Millais' painting <i>Bubbles</i> as an advertisement for Pears Soap. He also promoted art through the pages of <i>Pears Annual</i> (published 1890-1921, and price six pence until 1915).  Presentation plates like this one were given away as a separate package with the <i>Pears Annual</i>.","physicalDescription":"Colour lithograph pictorial advertisment","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28674"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"A. & F. 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