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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Luce Center
Tobacco packet
Object Number:
INV.1106
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Cotton, paper, tobacco
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 8.3 x 5.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Small cotton drawstring bag of tobacco wrapped in paper label and sealed with blue paper strip; color printed label is inscribed and depicts a railroad train on tracks driving a buffalo before it; the seal is printed in black with inscriptions and a portrait of John Quincy Adams.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
