Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Four Seasons
Object Number:
2007.6.75
Date:
ca. 1960-1980
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, staple and striker
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 4.8 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Description:
White cardboard matchbook printed with a white background on the exterior of the matchcover and green, black, red and brown; the interior is printed with a green background and white text; an emblem of a tree is printed on the front cover above the footer that is printed "BE SAFE .. CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING"; the reverse is printed above the striker with a design emblem comprised of four different tree printed from left to right in red, green, red and brown; these four trees are printed above the text "THE FOUR SEASONS 99 East 52 Street New York"; " .. UNIVERSAL MATCH CORP., NEW YORK" is printed on the manumark; "PLAZA 4-9494" is printed on the interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
