Collection Highlights
Ice cream dish
1877-1878
1980.14
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box/ Food
Object name
Box/ Food
Date
1900-1920
Medium
Paper
Dimensions
2 3/4 x 2 x 1 in.
Description
This tiny brown box held a sample of cereal. It reads on the front "Fully Cooked, Pre-Digested, Breakfast Food/ Grape-Nuts/ A food for the brain and nerve centres....". The box text attributes many pseudoscientific health benefits to the product. The back has directions for preparation.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.864
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
