Tobacco Flag
Object NameTobacco Flag
MediumTextile, framed
Dimensions13 × 15 in. (33 × 38.1 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles and Apparel
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Robertson. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number79.7.2
Status
Not on viewCollections
Label TextIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tobacco companies often included flag‑like textile premiums in cigarette and cigar packages to attract buyers. These were small felt or silk representations of national flags or other designs issued as promotional items with tobacco products. Collectors today know these as tobacco premiums rather than official flags. On this premium are flags of Costa Rica, Peru and Cuba, middle from left to right is an eagle standing on a shield holding a ribbon in its mouth that says E. Pluribus Unum, the American flag and eagle, bottom row displays flag of San Domingo and a flag of Haiti.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Farm House Museum
Object Name: Liquor Glass / Whiskey Glass
c. 1863
Object number: UM2012.52
