Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Historical Artifacts
Pen wipe/ tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2816
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.
Description:
A yellow cotton felt cloth pen wipe, printed with the flag of "Cuba", consisting of blue and white stripes, with a red triangular pennant with one white star, surrounded by a red, white and blue frame with a brown border. Part of a series of Flags of the World given as a premium by cigar stores and manufacturers for blotting the ink from a nib pen.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
