Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pen wipe/ tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2661
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 cocoa brown central field with light blue, red and white geometric patterns surrounded by a brown 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.
