Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Campaign ribbon
Object Number:
INV.2217
Date:
1888
Medium:
Silk, cotton, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 2 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 7 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: paper label at reverse of ribbon, imprinted in white: "C.F. BEATTY/MANUFACTURER/NEW YORK"
Description:
Red silk satin pin-back ribbon printed in gold; light blue silk grosgrain ribbon and tuft of cotton wool at top; inscribed: "NEW YORK/COTTON EXCHANGE/CLEVELAND/AND/THURMAN/CLUB/1888"; paper label with manufacturer's name applied to reverse of ribbon.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
