Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Container with lid
Object Number:
2009.30.7
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (3.8 x 3.8 x 7.9 cm)
Description:
Glass dodecagon jar with round metal screw top lid. Dental floss is distributed through a hole in the lid. Inside the jar is a roll of dental floss wrapped in a label that reads, 100 YARDS WAXED / JOHNSON'S DENTAL FLOSS / JOHNSON & JOHNSON/ NEW BRUSWICK, N. J. CHICAGO. I. L. // MADE IN U.S.A.
Credit Line:
Gift of Michael C. Wolf
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
