Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
Earthenware cannon now holding matches; cannon body is turned w/ face w/ mustache at back; cannonball behind cannon.
match holders
earthenware
molding (forming)
cannons (artillery)
Earthenware
Molded
Cannon
HOLDER, MATCH
Imprinted on bottom: ""FGW/ 97""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
2.75 x 3.875 x 2.375 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.381
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
