Toothpick Holder or Match Safe in the Shape of Book

Object Name: 
Toothpick Holder or Match Safe in the Shape of Book

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Object Name: 
Toothpick Holder or Match Safe in the Shape of Book
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA
Accession Number: 
2009.4.180
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 7.5 cm, W: 7.3 cm, D: 5.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1885-1890
Credit Line: 
Gift of Anna and Karl Koepke
Primary Description: 
Colorless, pressed. Has wide base and looks like a bound book.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Koepke, Karl H. (d. 2009), Source
2009-05-26
Koepke, Ann, Source
2009-05-26

Publications (1)

Victorian Glass Novelties (2002) illustrated, p. 148; BIB# 73807