Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pen wipe/ tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2658
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
4 x 2 1/4 in.
Description:
A bright cotton felt cloth pen wipe, printed to resemble a geometrically patterned Persian rug with a fuchsia central field with elaborate blue, white and light green geometric patterns surrounded by a fuchsia border and fringe. Given as a premium by cigar stores and manufacturers for blotting the ink from a nib pen.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
