Art
This cigar box held premium cigars bearing the name of Henry Clay, the 19th-century statesman and orator. For middle- and upper-class American men, such boxes were both functional containers and status symbols—kept on parlor tables, desks, and in coat pockets as markers of taste and leisure.
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You slip the wooden box from your inside jacket pocket. The label catches the lamplight: *Henry Clay* in elegant script. You lift the lid and inhale the rich, sweet tobacco aroma. The cigars inside are perfectly arranged, a small luxury you've earned, a moment of quiet pleasure before the evening's conversation begins.
Reflect
What objects in your home signal to others who you are or what you value?