Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Luce Center
B. Altman & Co. charge card
Object Number:
2017.36.7
Date:
1960s-1970s
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (5.4 × 8.6 cm)
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Inscriptions:
Description:
Coral, plastic card with rounded corners, printed in red. Marked on recto: “[in script] B Altman & Co / [embossed] 08 324 923 / [embossed] MRS OSCAR AWNER / [embossed] 890 WEST END AVE / [embossed] NEW YORK NY 10025.” Marked on verso: “[decorative band around all edges] USE THIS CARD IN ALL ALTMAN STORES / [signature in red ink] Mrs. Oscar Awner / [in script] B Altman & Co / FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK.”
Gallery Label:
This charge card was issued by B. Altman & Co., a New York City department store open from 1865 to 1990.
Bibliography:
Credit Line:
Gift of Vivian Awner
Provenance:
Place Made:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
