Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Prince George Hotel
Object Number:
2008.47.138
Medium:
Cardboard, striker, metal staple
Dimensions:
Overall (closed): 1 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in. (5 x 4 x 0.9 cm)
Description:
20 stick matchbook with white exterior. Front cover with black, red, and red half-tone dot art of wigged man smoking a pipe in an armchair. Rear cover with name, address and telephone number of hotel in black and red lettering. Plain interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lila A. Morris
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
