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Raymond Loewy
Ritz Crackers tinearly 1950s

Not on view
Vintage cylindrical tin with red lid, printed with a Ritz Crackers label featuring navy, red, and yellow graphics and illustrations of round crackers
Cylindrical lithographed tin with red lid, exterior printed with golden crackers bearing stamped letters, and a central navy blue and red circular label reading "National Biscuit Company, Made in U.S.A., General Office New York, N.Y." with Spanish text below; partial "RITZ" lettering visible on sides.

Raymond Loewy, RJR Nabisco, Inc., Ritz Crackers tin, early 1950s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Margaret and Joel Chen and Graham Steele and Ulysses De Santi through the 2023 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²), photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Raymond Loewy
France, Paris, active United States, 1893-1986
Manufacturer
RJR Nabisco, Inc.
Title
Ritz Crackers tin
Date Made
early 1950s
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall (Diameter): 6 × 6 in. (15.24 × 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret and Joel Chen and Graham Steele and Ulysses De Santi through the 2023 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²)
Accession Number
M.2023.138.8a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design