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E is for Everything from Alphabet Cards (F275-1) issued by The Shredded Wheat Company (National Biscuit Company)

Publisher National Biscuit Company American
1929
Not on view
From Alphabet Cards issued by The Shredded Wheat Company (National Biscuit Company) (F275-1). 26 cards in set. Found on boxes of Shredded Wheat cereal. Pictures were to be colored in and sent back to company for cash prizes or boxes of paints.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    E is for Everything from Alphabet Cards (F275-1) issued by The Shredded Wheat Company (National Biscuit Company)
  • Publisher:
    National Biscuit Company
  • Date:
    1929
  • Medium:
    Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions:
    Sheet: 7 5/16 × 3 5/16 in. (18.6 × 8.4 cm)
  • Classification:
    Prints
  • Credit Line:
    The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number:
    Burdick 310, F275-1.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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