Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Pen wipe/ tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2826
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
8 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.
Description:
A beige cotton felt cloth pen wipe, printed with a green field with a central image of a finely carved harp above the words "Erin Go Bragh", the flag of "Ireland", prior to World War I, surrounded by a red, white and green 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.
