Description
Look at this poster and you understand why farmers trusted Rice’s Seeds. A figure stands rooted and solid, and from within him grows an impossible, perfect cabbage—pale green and cream, glowing against deep blue robes. It’s surreal and utterly convincing at once. The promise is radical: not just a good cabbage, but the best cabbage in the world, immune to the cabbage worm that plagued every gardener’s nightmare. This is 1950s lithography recalling an 1890s original—which means it bridges two eras of American agricultural faith.
The composition is audacious. The cabbage doesn’t sit beside the figure; it is the figure. The artist forces you to see the grower and the grown as one entity, suggesting that Rice’s Seeds create abundance inseparable from the farmer’s own effort and character. Reds and blues energize the design without overwhelming the vegetable itself. The text sits simply at top and bottom, letting the image carry the entire story. It’s bold, direct, and unapologetically optimistic about what a seed company can promise.
This is a linen-backed offset reproduction in excellent condition, which is precisely why it matters to collectors. Original 1890s seed posters command extraordinary prices and are in fragile condition. This 1950s–1960s reprint preserves that design legacy faithfully, on archival-quality linen, ready to frame and display. It’s the responsible way to own agricultural ephemera without the preservation anxiety. You’re acquiring authentic visual history without the custodial burden.
Seed catalog posters represent a vanished world of localized farming, trusted suppliers, and seasonal hope. Rice’s Seeds built its reputation on clarity and results—and this Winningstadt variety became legendary among North American gardeners. Hanging this poster connects you to agricultural tradition, to small-scale farming culture, to the era when a single seed company’s reputation could feed an entire region.
Jerome B. Rice
Size:10.5 x 14.5
Medium: Offset-Lithograph | Linen-backed
INV. #:14500
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