Physical Description:

silver (overall material)

gold (interior gilt wash material)

enamel (decoration material)

Measurements:

overall: 9/16 in x 2 5/16 in x 1 1/16 in; 1.42875 cm x 5.87375 cm x 2.69875 cm

Object Name:

match safe

Place made:

United States: New Jersey, Newark

Date made:

1890 - 1900

Paten; patent date:

1890-10-14

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Gift of Lucinda de Leftwich Templin, Ph.D., in memory of Ella Rice Templin

ID Number:

DL.60.2190

Catalog number:

60.2190

Accession number:

200122

See more items in:

Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-0c1f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_315669