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Title |
Green Corn |
Collection Name |
Agriculture Collection |
Date |
1868 |
Description |
Label for produce can, with captions "GREEN CORN" and "J. EGBERT, / NEW DORP, S.I." The label features a chromolithograph illustration of an ear of corn surrounded by decorative strapwork designs. The edges of the illustration are printed with the inscription, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by W. M. Brownson, in the Clerk's / Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern Distri" [the paper is torn, cutting off the inscription]. An additional inscription, possibly stamped over the printed design, identifies "R. T. B. HANCOCK, Agent." (Keywords: New York) (This is a description of a single item within the Agriculture Collection, MS232.000.) |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |
Physical Extent |
Label measures 4.375 inches high x 11.75 inches wide. |
Catalog Number |
MS232.000.ITEM.0002 |
Object Name |
Label |
Archival Description Level |
Item |
Parent Record |
MS232.000 |
Subjects |
Agriculture Canned foods Corn |
Earliest Date |
1868 |
Latest Date |
1868 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, 2012. |