Matchbox
- Object Name:
- Matchbox
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.114
- Creator:
Instrument Make - Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Matchbox. Brass with mother-of-pearl panels. Hinged 0.7" from top on short side, spring-loaded, with release button on opposite short side. Contains three wooden matches with blue heads.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass
Mother-of-Pearl - Dimensions:
- H-2.4 W-0.6 L-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.
The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
- People:
- Stone, Ethel Cilley (1884-1981)
- Subjects:
- Brass, Brasswork, Matches, Match holder
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