Museum number:
APM 29.128 |
Subcollection:
labels and tobacco wrappers |
Title:
cigarette box |
Keyword:
"MISS BLANCHE VIRGINIA" |
Description:
Sigarettendoosje van karton met aan de voorzijde het naar links gekeerde borstbeeld van een vrouw met gerande hoed, een sigaret in de mond, eronder "MISS BLANCHE VIRGINIA CIGARETTES MEDIUM THE VITTORIA EG. CIG. CO. NV", langs de zijkanten "20 CIGARETTES" en op de achterzijde "OUR MISS BLANCHE VIRGINIA CIGARETTES ARE MANUFACTURED FROM THE PURES AND CHOICEST VIRGINIA TOBACCO BLENDED BY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SPECIALISTS NONE GENUIE WITHOUT OUR SIGNATURE WHICH ALSO GUANTANTEES THE QUALITY". |
Date:
Period | 1945 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
General | Height | 2.91 in (7.4 cm) |
Width | 7.76 in (19.7 cm) |
Characteristics
Material | cardboard (paper) |
Technique | printed |
Colour | ivory brown |
Finish | inkt, meerkleuren |
Traces of use | ongebruikt |
Production
Continent | Europe |
Region international | Western Europe |
Country | The Netherlands |
Region national | North Holland |
Town | Amsterdam |
Maker | British American Tobacco Comp. |
Mark | "MISS BLANCHE" (gedrukt vz.) |
Acquisition
Year | 1996 |
Provenance | Amsterdam, collectie Dick Veenstra, 1982-1996 |
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