Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trade sign
Object Number:
2002.1.2198
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
20 1/4 x 30 x 3/4 in.
Description:
A sign chromolithographed on tin with a molded tin frame with a scene of a young girl with a red cape walking to school with a St. Bernard dog carrying her book bag while her mother stands by a white fence in the background. It reads "To School Well Fed On/ Grape-Nuts/ 'There's a Reason' ". Formerly F-34.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
