Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Condom tin
Object Number:
2002.1.2511
Date:
1931-1940
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
2 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This tiny orange rectangular tin is printed on the top in yellow and orange with a black border and a central print of a man in Arab dress riding a white horse and the words in black "Three Sheik". The back has a description of the product and inside are two paper packets containing the crumbling remains of condoms.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
