Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigarette silk
Object Number:
2002.1.3232
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
3 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.
Description:
A small natural beige silk cloth printed with a color image of a fashionable woman labeled "Ziretta", wearing a long blue and white striped dress, a fur stole, and a huge black hat with red plumes, carrying a giant black and gold purse with a red "Z". One in a series featuring the "Zira Girls", see also 2002.1.2683 through 2686. Printed "Zira Cigarettes" at the edge. Given as collectible premiums by cigarette manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
