Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Match tin
Object Number:
2002.1.4642
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Metal, leather, wood
Dimensions:
2 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in.
Description:
A silver metal case shaped like a tiny book wrapped in the crumbling remains of deep blackish red leather with a green ribbon bookmark and a wood match box that slides out from the top. The side is stamped in gold "Paris".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
