Collection Highlights
Portrait of Six Young Women Seated in a Turkish Corner
Date:
Object Number:
PR.120.1.3.SIX
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Pen wipe/ tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2849
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
10 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.
Description:
A green cotton felt cloth pen wipe, printed with the flag of "Cuba", consisting of blue and white stripes, with a red triangular pennant with one white star, surrounded by a red, white, yellow and blue frame with a brown border. Part of a series of Flags of the World given as a premium by cigar stores and manufacturers for blotting the ink from a nib pen.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
