Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Advertising ribbon
Object Number:
INV.1730
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Light pink silk satin ribbon printed in black; depicts bust-length portrait of Franklin Pierce with his signature and dates "1853 - 1857" below; inscriptions: "MOGUL CIGARETTE/FACTORY No. 7. 3rd DISTRICT STATE N.Y."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
