Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tobacco premium
Object Number:
2002.1.2751
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
3 x 2 in.
Description:
A black woven silk ribbon with fine gold top and bottom border lines and a gold flag with a red border and a black stylized eagle with red talons above the words "Germany/ President's Flag" in gold and red. One in a series of collectible ribbons featuring Flags and Standards of the World. Given as a collectible premium by cigarette manufacturers, a paper label on the reverse reads "The American Tobacco Co., Inc./ New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
