Advertising birthstone chart

1910-1940

Celluloid, paper

Overall (diam.): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

Gift of Bella C. Landauer

2002.1.2608

DescriptionA brown circle of paper once mounted to celluloid, the remnants of which are crumbling from the back. The front is a birthstone chart printed in brown and separated into twelve sections each displaying a different colored gem and marked with the months of the year and a character trait for example "May/ Emerald/ Happiness" and "September/ Sapphire/ Wisdom". It reads "Harris & Lawton, Inc./ Diamonds/ 373 Washington St./ Boston."

ClassificationsLANDAUER COLLECTION OF BUSINESS AND ADVERTISING EPHEMERA

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