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1850-1870
GUSN-18203
Bristol board hanging match holder; slipper shoe shaped; silver bristol board w/ red embroidered decoration in center and at border. Red silk lining on back. Loop at top for hanging.
match holders
cotton (textile)
embroidering
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
Unidentified Paper
Cotton
Silk
Embroidered
MATCHBOX
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
7 x 2.5 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2297
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