Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed shop sign Always on the prowl for

Always on the prowl for beautiful wooden boxes

It is in good vintage condition

gold-painted flying bird on the corner of the box

I'd guess this unsigned painting on a heavyweight paper/light cardstock dates to the 1970s or so

Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed shop sign Always on the prowl forI purchased this piece because I loved the image of this pink cheeked runner in his white outfit and those brown shoes that don't look especially great for running! I've since learned this is a collegiate tobacco silk; dating to the early 1910s, these silks were issued by Murad cigarettes to entice smokers, college students specifically, to buy their cigarettes. For each college or university targeted, they issued a set of 10 of these depicting