Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigarette silk
Object Number:
2002.1.2673
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.
Description:
A bright woven silk cloth similar to a ribbon and printed to resemble an elaborately patterned Persian rug with orange and gold dominating the design. 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.
