Holder, Toothpick
- Object Name:
- Holder, Toothpick
- Object ID:
- 2010.025.07
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- 1904
- Description:
- Souvenir toothpick holder, purchased at the Rochester, NH, Fair in 1904 by Alice M. Taylor (1881-1964) of Salem, MA. Colorless pressed glass with red overlay around top half of exterior. Cylindrical body with flared scalloped rim. Band of inverted hobnail diamond hearts around exterior of base. Sunburst on bottom. Copper-wheel engraved script on red section: "Mother / 1904".
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-2.1 Dia-2 inches
- Provenance:
- Alice M. Taylor (1881-1864) of Salem, MA, visited the Rochester Fair in the fall of 1904. While there, she bought six glass cups and a matching toothpick holder and had them engraved with her initials to commemorate her visit. The pieces were donated by Alice Taylor's great-niece.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Carmen Akins Cardoza
- People:
- Taylor, Alice M. (1881-1964)
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