Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigarette silk
Object Number:
2002.1.3241
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
3 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.
Description:
A small natural beige silk cloth printed with a color image of a brightly colored bird with black back and face, black and white wings and a red body labeled "Black and Red Broad Bill". The Black and Red Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus) is a resident of Malaysia, Brunei and other eastern tropical regions. One in a series portraying birds of the world. 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.
