Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Princeton Club of New York
Object Number:
2008.47.146
Medium:
Cardboard, striker, metal staple
Dimensions:
Overall (closed): 2 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in. (5.1 x 4.1 x 0.9 cm)
Description:
20 stick matchbook with glossy white exterior. Front and rear covers identical, with black and orange crest of Princeton University and black lettering THE PRINCETON CLUB / OF NEW YORK. Saddle striped white-orange-black-orange-white. Plain white interior. Black matchsticks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lila A. Morris
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
