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Flora Temple, Schiedam Gin, Besson & Van Syckel, 1860

A champion trotter on a gin label.

What

A label for Schiedam gin imported by Besson & Van Syckel of New York, deposited for copyright in the Southern District of New York on May 11, 1860; Library of Congress, LCCN 2003680516.

Why

Flora Temple was the most famous trotting mare in America, and the importers borrowed her fame for their gin.

Notice

The mare runs in grey at the centre, and the importers' name curves around her in red letters.

“Dutch gin, sold in New York under an American horse.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

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Size

$29.00

Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Country: United States
Format: Other
Piece published: Flora Temple. Schiedam gin LCCN2003680516, 1860
Source: Library of Congress · LCCN 2003680516

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Scan: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division; public domain. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Published 1860, before the 1930 cutoff; maker unidentified; Commons reads Public domain with {{LOC-image}} {{PD-Layout}} {{PD-US-expired-text}} {{PD-old-100-1923}} {{PD-old-100-expired}} {{PD-old-X-expired}} {{PD-old-text}} {{SDC-PD-old}}. Mark status dead is the registrar's reading of an old mark; no trademark search was run, so confirm before launch.

This brand was no longer in the market. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.