Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
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Souvenir collection in cigarette box
Object Number:
Z.3048a-e
Date:
ca. 1917
Medium:
Metal, stone, cardboard
Dimensions:
box: 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 7.3 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: on front of box: "MURAD / THE / TURKISH / CIGARETTE / S. ANARGYROS. / CAPITAL STOCK OWNED BY P. LORILLARD CO. "
printed: on back of box: "FACTORY No. 7. 3rd DIST. STATE OF NEW YORK. / . . ."
handwritten in ink: on scrap of paper found inside b
Description:
Two brass bullet casings, one roughly rectangular piece of pinkish stone, and one spike-shaped piece of silvery stone in cardboard box that originally contained Murad Turkish cigarettes.
Credit Line:
Gift of William A. Robbins, 1941
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
