Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigarette silk
Object Number:
2002.1.3229
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
3 x 1 7/8 in.
Description:
A small natural beige silk cloth printed with a color image of reddish-purple flowers with green leaves labeled in black "Clover". One in a series portraying flowers and fruit. Printed "Zira Cigarettes" at the edge. 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.
