Box
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
match, enamel; Base metal, 19th c.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | match, enamel; Base metal, 19th c. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Bought at the 1867 Paris Exhibition. Register reads: 'Match Box. Gilt metal with champlevé enamel. Bought as an illustration of cheapness of manufacture. Modern Austrian.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 609-1869 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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