Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Pen wipe/ tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2820
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
8 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.
Description:
A green cotton felt cloth pen wipe, printed with the flag of "Costa Rica", consisting of a blue and white stripes flanking a central broad red band, surrounded by a pink, blue and white 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.
