Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tobacco premium
Object Number:
2002.1.2766
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
3 x 2 in.
Description:
A black woven silk ribbon with fine gold top and bottom border lines with a flag consisting of a large gold stripe above narrow blue and red stripes with a central red, white and blue shield crest above the words "Colombia/ Standard" in gold and blue. 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.