Drawing

Havana Fruit

One cigar box top illustration, "Havana Fruit," that was done by William Steiner, Sons & Company of New York for the Calvert Lithographing Company of Detroit. The drawing was done in watercolor on white paper that was mounted on a thin sheet of white art board. It has a decorative, embossed, oval-shaped black and gold border which includes images of the Havana, Cuba, skyline on the inside along with a tobacco plant and white text that reads "Havana Fruit" on a dark red background. Small gold-colored scrollwork designs are located just outside the oval border along with small images of two red/gold shields and an open box of cigars, all shown on a light blue background. The artist's name or marks are not visible. A white adhesive label on the verso has handwritten text and red printed text that reads "No. 173, Sketch," and "This sketch must be returned whether ordered or not, otherwise a charge will be made for same. Wm. Steiner, Sons & Co., 257-265 West 17th Street, N.Y." A black ink stamp has text that reads "Art Gallery of Windsor, 1." The drawing is mounted in a tan matte board frame.