Match box

Museum number:
2-48525
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1487
Description:
Silver match box with leaf designs in repousse; engraved monogram GMK; hinged cover; has Gorham hallmark (lion, anchor, Gothic G)
Donor:
Emily Louise Turner and Evelyn Fay Turner Buel
Collection place:
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Match box, accession number 2-48525, described as Silver match box with leaf designs in repousse; engraved monogram GMK; hinged cover; has Gorham hallmark (lion, anchor, Gothic G)

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