Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigar box
Object Number:
2002.1.3654
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Wood, metal, paper
Dimensions:
4 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. diameter
Description:
A round wood cigar box with a hinged lid and a rectangular fitted compartment inside for displaying cigar. A paper label inside the lid shows a printed scene of men running along a cliffside path overlooking a river with a boat marked "Pinafore" sailing by while hot air balloons drop round boxes marked "Cheese It" to the people below. A little booth at the top of the cliff reads "Astley/ Bell/ Rowell/ Merritt/ Hart/ Ennis/ Weston". The cigar compartment is stamped in blue with the words "Yes I Know, That Is So,/ Officially Speaking: 'Cheese It!' is the Best Five Cent Cigar in Market".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
