Drawing

One cigar box top illustration that was done by the Calvert Lithographing Company of Detroit. The drawing was done in watercolor on a sheet of white art board and features a head and upper torso image of a young woman. She is wearing a white dress, a wide blue belt with a gold star, a red cape over her left shoulder, and is holding a book in her left hand with an upraised laurel branch in her right hand. Two cherubs are holding a gold-colored crown of laurel leaves over her head. The upper background is turquoise and the lower background is dark green. A decorative gold-colored, shield-shaped scrollwork border design surrounds the entire image and background colors. The artist's name or marks are not visible. A white adhesive label on the verso has black printed and handwritten text that reads "No. A, 72." Adjacent black and white printed text reads "This Sketch is the Property of the Calvert Lithographing Co., Detroit, Mich. 'The Model Shop' and Is To Be Returned to Them Whether Accepted Or Not." Additional printed text reads "It Must Not Be Exhibited Without Our Consent To Our Competitors Nor Used In Any Way." A black ink stamp has text that reads "Art Gallery of Windsor, 21." The drawing is mounted in a tan matte board frame.