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Margaretta du Pont Coleman collection of gunpowder Labels
Collection
Accession: 2341
Abstract:
Margaretta “Meta” du Pont Coleman (1862-1938) was a descendant of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) who founded the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company with his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) in 1802. The E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. She collected forty-two pre-Civil War printed labels for gunpowder cannisters, some featuring hunting scenes.
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- Subject: Labels X
