Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Package of tobacco
Object Number:
INV.733
Date:
1910-1925
Medium:
Tobacco, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3 x 1 in. ( 11.7 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Package of tobacco, wrapped in paper with label with inscriptions and beach scene with man in long pants, jacket and top hat with umbrella seated in chair pretending to read a book but really looking at a standing woman wearing a short bathing costume; wrapped again in wax paper.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
