Collection Highlights
N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving
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Historical Artifacts
Pen wipe/ tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2668
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
Description:
A bright cotton felt cloth pen wipe, printed to resemble a geometrically patterned Persian rug with an orange central field with blue, red and white geometric patterns surrounded by an orange border and fringe. 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.
