Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tobacco tag
Object Number:
2002.1.4465
Date:
1870-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 1/8 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. oval
Description:
A yellow oval tin plug tobacco tag printed with a black border line around a man with a saw taking a package from a worker at an anvil encircled by "P. Lorillard Co./ Mechanics Delight". Used between 1870 and 1930 to identify brands of plug tobacco at the point of sale, tobacco tags were treasured collectibles redeemed for premiums.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
