Escape of Benedict Arnold, from In History's Spotlight (R76), issued by Sperry Candy Company

ca.1940
Not on view
From In History's Spotlight (R76), issued by Sperry Candy Company, Milwaukee. 24 numbered cards in set. Card front portrays color image of famous events or people in American history. Back includes text for pictured subject and is overprinted with jigsaw puzzle lines to be cut apart and used as a puzzle.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Escape of Benedict Arnold, from In History's Spotlight (R76), issued by Sperry Candy Company
  • Date: ca.1940
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (7 × 5.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 319, R76.21
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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