Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918
1918
1984.68
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Cigar box
Object name
Cigar box
Date
1875-1930
Medium
Wood (probably cedar), metal, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 6 3/8 x 12 x 6 1/2 in. ( 16.2 x 30.5 x 16.5 cm )
Description
Chip-carved wooden (tramp art) box with four faceted and stepped sides including hinged lid with back panel and inside of lid advertising cigar maker; reddish exterior.
Credit Line
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1938.374
Marks
painted: on back image of cuffed male's hand holding smoking cigar with "TRADE MARK" at cuff's edge
printed: and ingrained under lid: "LEWYN AND MARTIN'S/A. 1./CIGARS" with same trademark smoking hand
Gallery Label
This box is an example of "Tramp art," which was produced in the United States from 1875 to 1930 by itinerant, largely anonymous makers. Items were made out of old cigar boxes and fruit and vegetable crates, with chip-carved edges and layering.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
