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MATCHBOX

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

A small rectangular match box made in plastic to imitate tortoise shell. The cover is engraved with the image of a clipper ship over which is a heart in silver.

Object name:
MATCHBOX
Made from:
Plastic -- silver
Made in:
USA
Date made:
1958
Size:
5.1 cm (2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
36.54.2
Class:
SHELL
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION on front: ship with heart
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973