Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigarette silk
Object Number:
2002.1.2799
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
3 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.
Description:
A small natural beige silk cloth printed with a color image of a man in a vintage football uniform kicking below the word "Columbia" in blue above the school crest. One in a series of college sports collectible silks. Unmarked but probably from the Murad Cigarettes college sports series. Given as collectible premiums by cigarette manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
