Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed antique animal I think these old Odd

I think these old Odd Fellows mesh masks are pretty ingenious--great as objects  but even better worn as the features of the mask merge with the features of the wearer in a pretty eerie manner

spacing and planning a manuscript

and it appears that there was once a sticker on the bottom

became popular in China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed antique animal I think these old OddI 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