Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Top of the Six's
Object Number:
2007.6.39
Date:
ca. 1960-1980
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, staple and striker
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 5.1 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm (2 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Description:
White cardboard matchbook printed in black and white on the matchcover; all the text is printed in white; "Top of the Six's / A restaurant above it all" is printed at a 45 degree angle on the front; on the reverse "Top of the Six's / A restaurant above it all / 666 Fifth Avenue / New York, New York" is printed on the reverse; "COLUMBIA MATCH CO., MENTOR, OHIO 44060" is printed on the manumark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
