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Object Name
Trade Sign - R.M. Woodruff
Object Number
1916-06-2
Description
Long rectangular wooden sign, painted black. In gilt lettering across length of sign "R.M. Woodruff" On either side of name is a figure of a mortar and pestle done in red stenciled drawing with black sand paint ground.
Comment
Reuben Morris Woodruff (1811-1849) was a druggist in Litchfield. He was the brother of George Catlin Woodruff who is the grandfather of the donor of the sign.
Category
Communication Artifacts
Date Made
ca. 1835
Dimensions
109 1/2" long x 13 3/4" wide x 3/4" deep
Materials
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Trade Sign - R.M. Woodruff