Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
1836-37
1952.410
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigarette silk
Object name
Cigarette silk
Date
1890-1920
Medium
Cloth
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.
Description
A small natural beige silk cloth printed with a color image of a fashionable woman labeled "Ziretta", wearing a long blue and white striped dress, a fur stole, and a huge black hat with red plumes, carrying a giant black and gold purse with a red "Z". One in a series featuring the "Zira Girls", see also 2002.1.2683 through 2686. Printed "Zira Cigarettes" at the edge. Given as collectible premiums by cigarette manufacturers.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.3232
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
