-3- MATCH HOLDERS

SH1984.290.a-c

Glazed earthenware balls with hole 4cm d. x 3cm deep; Red transfers advertising Usher's 'OVC' Whiskey, Edinburgh. Illustration of a soldier with gum titled 'A gentleman in Khaki' signed 'R. Caton Woodville/ 1899'; Poem: 'The absent-minded Beggar' about a soldier in the Boer War signed 'Rudyard Kipling'; mark: easel with 'RTS' and palette with 'ARTISTIC SERIES'; RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD/ LONDON/ TRADEMARK'.

Also known as match globe(s).

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: SH1984.290.a-c
Accession Date: 30 May 1984

Material

Earthenware/Ceramic0 - Whole

Measurement

height70mm
depth9cm

 

 

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