Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Tobacco tin with two pieces of tailor's chalk
Object Number:
2002.61.2a-c
Date:
ca. 1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 3/4 x 3 in. ( 2.5 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Tobacco tin advertising "J.G. Dill's Best Cut Plug";used as tool box by tailor; holds 2 pieces of tailor's chalk.
Gallery Label:
This tobacco tin with tailor's chalk was used by immigrant tailor Morris Horowitz, who arrived in New York from Lithuania at the age of 16. Horowitz opened his tailor shop in Queens Village in 1929, providing custom tailoring for men as well as cleaning and pressing. He faced stiff competition, especially during the Depression - the charge for cleaning a suit or dress was only $.39. He sold the business and retired at the age of 84.
Credit Line:
Gift of Natalie (Horowitz) Steinberg and Dorothy (Horowitz) Goldman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
