Smoking jacket and hat
| Description: |
Laura Walsh made this smoking jacket and its matching hat for her husband--and he provided the materials! This jacket is made of silk bands that were used to package bundles of cigars. Mr. Walsh smoked enough cigars to make a jacket and a matching hat. Quilts and pillowcases were more typical examples of cigar band art. Cigar band art was popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/2150 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Jackets Hats Cigar bands and labels |
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