124:. Williams began his collection of Black Americana objects approximately 30 years ago after finding an object in a store that he found so offensive that he left the building. He soon returned to the store and made a decision to purchase the item so that others would not see it. Williams continued this practice over the span of 30 years, but did not destroy the items that often depicted racist and stereotypical imagery of “black Americans and other Africans in the black diaspora.” Instead, he continued to purchase items with the intent of removing them from circulation and kept records of his purchases. Despite this, the Le Golliwogg perfume bottle does not have a clear record of where and when it was purchased for the collection. There is a record of the price paid. Williams paid a total of $ 285 dollars for a pair of Le Golliwogg perfume bottles, one of which is the subject of this biography.
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Although the Le
Golliwogg de Vigny bottle somehow traveled from France into Williams’ private accumulation of memorabilia and historical objects, this private collection is not the final resting place for the Le Golliwogg bottle. After 30 years of acquiring items, Williams donated his full collection
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The origin of the Le
Golliwogg de Vigny perfume has a history that begins in England and predates the creation of the Le Golliwogg bottle that is the subject of this biography. While the history of this exact bottle is not always clear, the various functions of the bottle can be explored by following
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Nederveen Pierterse states that “the golliwog stems…from the heyday of imperialism and colonialism, a culture in which blacks in America and England were the routine target of popular mockery with or without mob violence”. Upton did not trademark the image and it soon became
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Golliwogg de Vigny perfume bottle serves as a historical marker inside of a semipublic collection. Michael Pickering states that “ace-based trademarks like the golly were derived from blackface imagery and discourse.” In this context, the Le Golliwogg bottle offers one
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in the late 19 century. Raised in New York by
British parents, Upton moved back to Europe when she was 20 and illustrated all of the Golliwog books while in England. She based the image of the Golliwog on a rag doll she played with as a child. The Golliwog’s features are reminiscent of
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England and France during the early 20 century. Today, the Le Golliwogg bottle and other objects within the collection are kept in a private room in an effort to maintain the spirit in which the objects were collected.
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an image appropriated to sell commercial products throughout
England. The Golliwog was soon found outside of England in various manufactured items. One of which was the Le Golliwogg perfume bottle that was designed by
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Geraldine R. Henderson. 2004. “From Despicable to Collectible: The Evolution of Collective Memories for and the Value of Black Advertising Memorabilia”.
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This glass perfume bottle can first be individually identified as a part of a private collection that was started by Edward J. Williams, a business man from the
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