Match Safe
Manufacturer
Enterprise Manufacturing Co.
CultureAmerican
Date1876
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (11.4 x 6.7 cm)
InscribedBack inscribed: "PATd June 13, 1876"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein
Object number79.166.16
Not on view
DescriptionMatch safe of clear glass. Pressed into the form of a hanging pocket with a female head (believe Columbia/"Goddess of Liberty")(Called Jenny Lind by Lindsey) with cross-hatched patch for striking match.Published ReferencesRevi, AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS & FIGURE BOTTLES, pg. 338-340, Patented June 13, 1876 by Washington Beck of Pittsburgh. Lindsey, AMERICAN HISTORICAL GLASS, no. 426.
19th century
Elisabeth Hase
