File:Chicago World's Fair Agricultural Building Matchsafe, 1893 (CH 18534255).jpg
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English: Chicago World's Fair Agricultural Building Matchsafe, 1893
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Made by Huntley, Boorne, & Stevens |
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English: Chicago World's Fair Agricultural Building Matchsafe, 1893 |
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English: Rectangular, long sides curved, snuff box style container, featuring cover with polychrome printed decoration of very large fair building, inscribed below "Chicago World's Fair 1893, Agricultural Building," thumb catch on cover inscribed "Wax Vestas Made in England," inscribed on curved front panel "Celebrated Wax Vestas, Bryant & May's," inscription identical on reverse curved panel with order reversed, short sides both inscribed "Bryant & May London"; all inscribed reserves framed by alternating blue and red bands, with stars punctuating all the blue bands. Cover hinged on reverse curved panel. Striker on underside of box. |
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| Date | 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | plated tin, printed, gilded | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 3.7 x 5.7 x 1.2 cm (1 7/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Product Design and Decorative Arts |
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1982-23-3 |
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| Credit line | Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | No marks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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