Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Can/ Food
Object Number:
2002.1.2027
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
This tin can has a paper label printed with a bird feeding its young in a nest and reads in black "Nestle's Food/ A Perfect Nutriment For Infants, Children and Invalids/ The Basis Of Which Is The Best Cow's Milk/ Henri Nestle/ Inventor and Manufacturer/ Vevey (Switzerland)/ Prepared at Fulton, N.Y.". On the reverse are medals of award, ingredients, and preparation formulas, and the lid is embossed with a cross and "Nestle's Food".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
