Cigarette Case

Description:

Square case with alternating plain gold and guilloche bands running depthwise around exterior. Gold washed interior; inside of hinged lid is engraved "ADELAIDE S. LUSK / JANUARY 17, 1942" in shaded block letters. Notched tab at center front of lid. Box collar is struck incuse on front "TIFFANY&CO.", "STERLIN[G]", and "14K" in sans serif letters, on right side near hinge with trademark of an "M" over elongated "G" next to "5", and on left side near hinge "1474". With case, DL*60.1937B.

Date Engraved: 1942Engraved Date: 1942-01-17

Maker: Tiffany & Co.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

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Credit Line: Gift of Lucinda de Leftwich Templin, Ph.D., in memory of Ella Rice Templin

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.1937ACatalog Number: 60.1937AAccession Number: 200122

Object Name: case, cigarette

Physical Description: silver (overall material)gold (decoration, interior wash material)Measurements: overall: 5/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 7.3025 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-7313-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_316451

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