Digital Collection
2025.069.022

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 double hemisphere map of the world. A small scale drawing of the western hemisphere is shown on the left and the eastern hemisphere is shown on the right. A large, empty green title block area with a decorative gold-colored border is shown above the two hemispheres and an empty pale green scroll is shown below along with a small red shield-shaped area. Decorative gold-colored scrollwork designs form borders along the left, right, and lower edges of the overall drawing as well as along the edges of the empty scroll. The artist's name or marks are not visible. A white adhesive label on the verso has black printed and handwritten text that reads "C-4," and "No. A, 6." 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, 22." The drawing is mounted in a tan matte board frame.

Date
c.1900
Year Range From
1895
Year Range To
1920
Extent of Description
10" x 7.25" (drawing)
13.125" x 10.625" (matte frame)
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