Collection Highlights
Salver
Date:
1772-1773
Object Number:
1928.24
Medium:
Silver
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Tinderbox
Object Number:
1880.12a
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 10.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden lathe-turned tinderbox; egg-shaped body with a mushroom shaped turning on either end; removeable lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of A. P. M. Roome of behalf of his father W. J. Roome
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
