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Matchbox

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1870

GUSN

GUSN-20778

Description

Painted porcelain lid to match box; family group: woman with baby on knee behind seated man; green, purple, yellow, ochre, black.

Details

Descriptive Terms

matchboxes
porcelain
figure- and animal-derived motifs
families
Porcelain
Family
MATCHBOX

Additional Identification Number

182

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Sarah Moore Field Collection

Accession Number

1998.5912AB

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