Dietrich Signs Gold Leaf Sign
Object/Artifact
Gold leafing and reverse painting on a glass panel in a wood frame.
2026.0015.0001
This was a sample glass sign made by Avery Jeffers a WWII army veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and signpainter from Oneida, Tennessee. After his service, he married Christine Watson from Liberty Kentucky and moved there. Then he applied to Dietrich Signs in Cincinnati, Ohio and as apart of the application he made this sign. Due to his work on the sign he was hired on and joined the sign company.
Permanent Collection
Glass — Painted/Gilded, Sign/Displays
Signs/Displays
Avery Jeffers
1940 - 1949
Cincinnati
Ohio
11 in
1/2 in
25 in
GlassGold LeafPaint
Storage
Fair
