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Matchbox

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Date

1880-1914

GUSN

GUSN-72503

Description

Dk brown, glt; rectangular, slide box; book form, foliated motif

Details

Descriptive Terms

matchboxes
cardboard
leather
paper (fiber product)
metal
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Leather
Unidentified Paper
Cardboard
Unidentified Metal
Foliage
MATCHBOX

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Angeli, L. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Rome, Italy

Dimensions

1.125 x 1.25 x 2.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2857

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