Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle ticket
Object Number:
INV.55
Date:
ca. 1900- 1925
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.4 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "CH" in a conforming rectangle
engraved: on obverse: "SHERRY"
Description:
Silver U-shaped bottle ticket with three circles above; circles have a textured surface and Chinese characters soldered at their centers; U-shape engraved, "SHERRY;" flat chased raised border soldered along the edges; double loop chain attached to the two outer circles; "CH" in a conforming rectangle struck on the reverse.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raphael Ashton Weed
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
