Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigarette silk
Object Number:
2002.1.2682
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
3 x 2 1/2 in.
Description:
A small natural beige silk cloth printed with periwinkles and leaves in green and gray-blue with the motto "Always laugh when you can./ Byron", in green and red. Printed "Zira Cigarettes" at the edge. One of a series of famous quotes and mottos. Given as collectible premiums by cigarette manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
