Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gramercy Tavern
Object Number:
2007.6.194
Date:
ca. 1960-1980
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, and striker
Dimensions:
outer box: 2 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. (6.4 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm)
inner box: 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (5.7 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Cardboard matchbox with inner and outer box; this skillet type is printed on the outer box with tan background; printed on the front and reverse is the text "GRAMERCY / TAVERN / 42 EAST 20 / NEW YORK NEW YORK 10003"; a brown border is printed around the text; printed on the manumark are images from left to right of a wine bottle, a pear with a bite out of it, a knife, a cow and a fork; a “MARYLAND MATCH / (800) 423-0013 / PRODUCT / OF JAPAN."
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
