Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Frank's Restaurant
Object Number:
2007.6.138
Date:
ca. 1960-1980
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, staple and striker
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 4.8 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Description:
White cardboard matchbook printed in yellow and grey; all the text on the matchcover is printed in grey; "Frank's / Restaurant / 431 W. 14th St., N.Y.C. / Btwn. 9th & 10th Ave.", is printed on the front ; "CLOSE COVER .. STRIKE ON BACK" is printed on the footer. "212-243-1349" is printed on the reverse above the striker; Printed on the manumark is "AD KING NEW YORK - Made in Canada".
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
