Collection Highlights
Interior of Durand's Studio at Maplewood, New Jersey
Date:
After 1878
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.1
Medium:
Albumen print
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Historical Artifacts
Pen wipe/ tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2724
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
7 1/8 x 4 in.
Description:
A large bright cotton felt cloth pen wipe, printed to resemble a Persian rug with a dark red central field with cream, orange and green floral designs surrounded by a green and cream clover pattern frame with 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.
