Collection Highlights
Parade on Broadway for McKinley & Hobart
Date:
1896
Object Number:
PR.008.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Matchbox
Object Number:
1941.1056
Date:
1903-1904
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 7 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: center, on brass medallion: "THE GRIDIRON CLUB / JAN 30 1904"
printed: center, ticket inside box: "One Share / of the / Gridiron Alimentary / Canal Stock"
Description:
Sterling silver matchbox with side hinged lid with floral design on top, all corners are rounded, an admission ticket folded inside designed to resemble a stock certificate, brass medallion with inscription on one side, brass gridiron on the other side.
Gallery Label:
The Gridiron Club was established in 1885 in Washington, D.C. as a dining club. It's purpose was "save to entertain the friends of its members in a unique manner and to banish the boresome features of dining." It's members included prominent politicians, including Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft.
Credit Line:
Gift of Susan E. Lyman in memory of Robert H. Lyman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
