Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tobacco premium
Object Number:
2002.1.2791
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
2 5/8 x 2 in.
Description:
A dark brown pressed cardboard card, textured to resemble leather and embossed with a waving pennant that reads "Tufts", highlighted with blue and red. One in a series of collectible cards featuring college pennants. Given as a collectible premium by cigarette manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
