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Aesthetic Style with Birds Matchsafe
This is a Matchsafe. It was probably Sampson Mordan & Company. It is dated 1887–88 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Carol B. Brener and Stephen W. Brener.
It is credited Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
- Grey Heron Airplane Ring Object With Ring
- textile (viscose, polyester/polyamide), plastic heron, 14kt white gold, glass....
- The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
- 2016-34-113-a/c
Its dimensions are
6.1 x 4.9 x 1 cm (2 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in. )
It has the following markings
"H. GREAVES BIRMINGHAM s" stamped on front bezel. S.M., lion passant, leopard's head, date mark M, duty mark all stamped on reverse bezel.
Cite this object as
Aesthetic Style with Birds Matchsafe; Probably Sampson Mordan & Company; England; silver; 6.1 x 4.9 x 1 cm (2 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in. ); Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener; 1980-14-24
