Drawing

Nico

One cigar box top illustration, "Nico," that was probably done by the Calvert Lithographing Company of Detroit. The drawing was done in watercolor on a thin sheet of white art board. It shows a an image of a large downward-pointing stone arrowhead that is resting on a circular Native American shield. The shield is painted red and has a decorative gold-colored border which is ornamented with small blue diamonds. One pair of eagle feathers is tied at both the left and right edges of the shield and small shells are used for decoration along the bottom edge. Dark blue and gold-colored text across the top of the image reads "Nico." The artist's name or marks are not visible. Handwritten pencil text on the verso shows the number, "2494." A black ink stamp has text that reads "Art Gallery of Windsor, 9." The drawing is mounted in a tan matte board frame.