Vintage French Soap Wrapper or Label: Savon des Explorateurs (with de Brazza)

The printing on this terrific old French soap label is tremendous. The colors are as vibrant as though it had never seen light. Each label measures 3-1/2 by 7-1/4 inches and is on high-quality cloth-like textured paper, most probably with a high cotton or linen content.

Monsieur de Brazza (Pierre Paul Franois Camille Savorgnan de Brazza), though Italian-born, is considered a French explorer and is well regarded as the founder of French Equatorial Africa. He is pictured in his Lawrence of Arabia-like garb, ready to further explore.

Each label reads:


How perfect for a French collage! Or, you might even choose to use it to wrap some very special soap or even to frame it.