Name/Title
Booklet, by Dupont Smokeless Gunpowder Company, early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1985.51.10Description
Acc. No. 85.51.10
Subject Category: Artists
Date or Period: C. early 1900's
Object: Booklet
Description:
Booklet with illustrated cover (ducks in flight) with caption in gold type "DuPont" (embossed lettering).
Size: L-6 x W-7 inches.
History of Object: Booklet issued by the DuPont Smokeless Gunpowder Company, illustrated with gaming animals. The illustrations in this booklet were most likely copied by Elizabeth Thomas (Alameda china painter) to get the proper proportions & details of gaming birds & animals used to decorate her hand painted china.
Acquired from:
Victoria Boddington
Date: 10-26-85
