Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Positano
Object Number:
2007.6.116 ab
Date:
ca. 1960-1980
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, and striker
Dimensions:
outer box: 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in. (5.7 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm)
inner box: 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in. (5.7 x 3.5 x 1 cm)
Description:
Cardboard matchbox with inner and outer box; this skillet type is printed on the outer box with crème background; printed on the front in mint and pink design emblem of text "POSITANO” within the body of a fish or whale with a human face; printed on the reverse in pink "250 Park Avenue South 777-6211"; printed on the manumark "DIAMOND / MATCH CO. / SPGFLD / MASS”.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
