Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Printer's Block
Object Number:
2002.1.564
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal, wood
Dimensions:
4 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 7/8 in.
Description:
This printer's block is made of steel sheathed in copper mounted on wood. This block has an image of a man loading a sack of flour into a basket of groceries and the words "The Best in the Basket/ It's a Biscuit Flour/ It's a Pastry Flour/ It's a Bread Flour/ Its a Cake Flour/ It's Washburn-Crosby's/ Gold Medal Flour/ The Very Highest Quality", in reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
