Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Luce Center
Match or toothpick holder
Object Number:
1953.675
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 7.3 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Blue pressed lead glass match holder in the form of an upright book on a base with scalloped edges; book decorated with bands and rectangles of diamond mesh and plain bands.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
