Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sette MoMA
Object Number:
2007.6.261
Date:
ca. 1993-2002
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, staple and striker
Dimensions:
1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in (3.8 x 4.8 cm)
Description:
Black cardboard matchbook with reverse striker; "SETTE" and "MoMA" separated by a large 7 in dark red on front; "STRIKE ON BACK COVER" in white on footer; "LION MATCH CORP. OF AMERICA NEW YORK" in black on dark red; "SETTE MoMA/The Museum/of Modern Art/212.708.9710" in black on dark red, "MADE IN/USA" in frame in black on red below striker on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
