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Lantern Brand Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 2210.46 |
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| Title: | Lantern Brand Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
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| Physical Description: | Flat cotton sack printed "Lantern Brand Flour, Sui Tai Cheong, USA." "Bemis, Seattle, USA" is printed on the bottom of the sack. There is an image of a lantern. Predominant colors are red, green and yellow. |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. Pacific Northwest mills exported flour to the Chinese market as early as the 1890s. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication), Flour Mill (Industry)
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| Geographical Reference: | Seattle (Washington->King County); China (International->Asia) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 30 x 15 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
muslin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Lantern Brand Flour Sui Tai Cheong USA
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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