Tobacco in original packaging
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Tobacco, textile, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 x 1 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Tobacco in original yellow cloth drawstring bag with head of bulldog and name "BINGO SHREDDED PLUG TOBACCO" printed on front; "NOT MADE BY A TRUST" printed on dog's collar; Internal Revenue Service tax stamp for one ounce of tobacco affixed across top of bag.
Object Number:
INV.737
Marks:
printed: on front of bag: "BINGO / SHREDDED / PLUG TOBACCO" and "NOT MADE BY A TRUST" (on dog's collar)
printed: on back of bag: "BINGO / . . . / THE UNITED STATES / TOBACCO CO. / RICHMOND, VA. / Factory No. 15, 2d Dist., of Va. / NOTICE.--The manufactur
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
32313
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bingo Shredded Plug Tobacco
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Tobacco, textile, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 x 1 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Tobacco in original yellow cloth drawstring bag with head of bulldog and name "BINGO SHREDDED PLUG TOBACCO" printed on front; "NOT MADE BY A TRUST" printed on dog's collar; Internal Revenue Service tax stamp for one ounce of tobacco affixed across top of bag.
Object Number:
INV.738
Marks:
printed: on front of bag: "BINGO / SHREDDED / PLUG TOBACCO" and "NOT MADE BY A TRUST" (on dog's collar)
printed: on back of bag:"BINGO / . . . / THE UNITED STATES / TOBACCO CO. / RICHMOND, VA. / Factory No. 15, 2d Dist., of Va. / NOTICE.--The manufacture
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
32314
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco box filled with matches and bags of tobacco
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1909
Medium:
Carboard, cotton, paper, foil, wood, tobacco
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (9.5 × 11.4 × 22.2 cm)
Description:
Cardboard cigar box printed all over with different breeds of dogs filled with eleven packages of tobacco and three packages of matches; the brands include, Bingo tobacco, Nine Ninety Nine tobacco, Clear the Track tobacco, Hubbard's VA Belle tobacco , Pointer Matches and Byam, Carlton and Co. matches.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
2830ab
Marks:
printed: box cover: "KOSSUTH/ CHEROOTS!/ E PLURIBUS UNUM/ MANUFACTURED BY/ BATTIS & BROWN, MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF/ CIGARS,/ AND DEALERS IN/ FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LEAF TOBACCO./ CONSTANTLY ON HAND,/ MANUFACTURED AND FINE-CUT/ Chewing and Smoking Tob
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
32284
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plug tobacco pouch
Classification:
Date:
1880-1925
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 4 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
White cotton tobacco pouch printed all over with red vertical stripes; front of bag printed with a medallion portrait of George Washington surrounded by thirteen stars and the inscription, "GEORGE/ WASHINGTON/ GREATEST AMERICAN/ CUT PLUG;" on the reverse, "SMOKE AND CHEW/ GEORGE WASHINGTON/ CUT PLUG/ READY FOR THE PIPE;" remnants of a blue tobacco tax stamp across the top; red cotton ribbon ties pouch closed.
Object Number:
INV.741
Marks:
printed: center: "GEORGE/ WASHINGTON/ GREATEST AMERICAN/ CUT PLUG"
printed: center of reverse: "SMOKE AND CHEW/ GEORGE WASHINGTON/ CUT PLUG/ READY FOR THE PIPE"
printed: base of pouch: "GEORGE WASHINGTON/ MANUFACTURED ONLY BY/ R. J. Reynolds Tob. Co./ W
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
32282
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuffbox
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Papier-mâché, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Circular, brown painted papier-mâché snuff box; flat lid with painted half-length profile portrait of a man with backdrop of red drapery and portion of a column base and lower shaft at far right.
Object Number:
Z.1852ab
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on inside of lid: "Sarah Pasmore"
handwritten in pencil: on inside of box: "Sarah with / Mary's(?) love / Oct-13 1819(?)"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
32271
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cigar case
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Tortoise shell, silver, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 13.3 x 7 cm )
Description:
Rectangular tortoise shell case with rounded corners and hinged top; top and bottom with inlaid silver mounts, including central medallion with engraved initials "IMD"; inside of case lined with blue moiré silk; top and bottom each have pocket to hold cigars or cigarettes, pocket on bottom has striker.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas Darlington
Object Number:
1941.248
Marks:
engraved: on central silver medallion on top: "IMD"
Gallery Label:
This cigar case was owned by Isaac M. Dyckman (1813-1899).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31530
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuffbox
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Papier-mâché, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 7 cm )
Description:
Circular, brown painted papier-mâché snuffbox; flat lid with engraved three-quarter length portrait of Jenny Lind on yellowish ground affixed to top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.206ab
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
30860
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuff jar
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Stoneware, pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 4 in. ( 22.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical stoneware jar with shoulders and narrow opening; sprig-molded grape vines around shoulder and base and three identical sprig-molded busts of a figure taking snuff around body; cover composed of three pewter segments: threaded neck attached to ceramic jar, interior lid with knop and quarter-inch walls, and threaded cover, slightly cone-shaped, with incised beads.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1543
Marks:
impressed: on bottom: "4" and a diamond shape
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30794
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe: moustached head
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 in. ( 3.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
White earthenware pipe with bowl molded in shape of head of mustached man wearing hat; eyebrows and eyes painted with black enamel; straight, tapering stem.
Object Number:
INV.8551
Marks:
impressed: in stem: "L. Fiolet/St. Omar/FRANCE"
typed: paper label affixed to inside of pipe: "1945/Fr"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30662
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box: carved oriental design, in box
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Mother of pearl, metal
Dimensions:
Overall (assembled): 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 3/4 in. (4.1 x 6.4 x 1.9 cm)
Overall (unassembled): 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in. (4.1 x
Description:
Horizontal rectangular mother of pearl snuffbox with beveled corners, the top is engraved with an oriental design of corkers in a village setting, the sides are engraved with a floral design, the edges of the top and bottom are framed in metal; the side pieces of the box have been disassembled, with one bevel side missing.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary E. Warner
Object Number:
1948.9
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
29427
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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