Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jamy ????
Object Number:
2007.6.130
Date:
ca. 1960-1980
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, staple and striker
Dimensions:
outer box: 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in. (5.7 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm)
inner box: 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in. (5.7 x 3.5 x 1 cm)
Description:
Cardboard matchbox with inner and outer box; this skillet type is printed on the outer box with crème background; printed on the front and reverse in mint design emblem of text "Jam??”; printed on the rim "154 EAST 79TH STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. / (212) 772 - 6800”; printed on the manumark below the striker "AMERICAN ACE. TM BY UNIVERSAL MATCH CORP NEW YORK" and the design emblem of a flame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
