File:"Carrick Castle, Lochgoil" Matchsafe, ca. 1900 (CH 18495993).jpg
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Summary
English: "Carrick Castle, Lochgoil" Matchsafe, ca. 1900
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| Artist |
Made by William & Andrew Smith |
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| Title |
English: "Carrick Castle, Lochgoil" Matchsafe, ca. 1900 |
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| Description |
English: Oblong, with short sides curved. "Pencil Box" type construction with 3 interlocking parts that swivel open on wooden pins. The first or upper layer features a black, transfer printed image of a castle in bucolic setting, inscribed "CARRICK CASTLE, LOCHGOIL" below. When uppermost layer is pivoted open, a coin-size, circular recess is revealed, possibly the area on which the match was struck; this second section or layer, when opened, reveals main body hollowed out for containing matches. |
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| Date | circa 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | wood, with transfer printed decoration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 3.2 x 7.3 x 2.3 cm (1 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 7/8 in. ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Product Design and Decorative Arts |
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| Accession number |
1978-146-75 |
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| Credit line | Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | No marks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Type: Matchsafe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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