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1890-1920
GUSN-18216
Ceramic hanging match container w/ painted heron and purple hanging ribbon; round shape; front painted yellow w/ black heron, black plants, and white tree; backing is brown.
match holders
earthenware
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
heron
Earthenware
Painted
Tin Glazed
Heron
HOLDER, MATCH
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
3.5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2309
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