File:Franco-British Exhibition Matchsafe, 1908 (CH 18534899).jpg
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English: Franco-British Exhibition Matchsafe, 1908
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Made by B. Muratti Sons & Company, Ltd. |
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English: Franco-British Exhibition Matchsafe, 1908 |
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English: Rectangular, lid curved, featuring red, white and blue enameled decoration, gold oval framed portraits of Britain's King Edward VII on left and France's President Armand Fallières on right, the French and British flags above them, their names inscribed on flowing banners beneath, inscribed below "Souvenir, Franco-British Exhibition, 1908." Reverse features advertisement, inscribed "Muratti's Ariston Cigarettes, Smoked All Over The World." Side panel inscribed "B. Muratti Sons & Co. Ltd." Opposite side panel inscribed "Manchester, London, Berlin, & Co. Ltd." Lid hinged on upper left. Striker on bottom. |
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| Date | 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | plated metal, enamel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 6 x 3.5 x 1.1 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 7/16 in. ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Product Design and Decorative Arts |
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1982-23-59 |
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| Credit line | Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | No marks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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Categories:
- 1908 works
- Artworks of the United Kingdom in the Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Matchsafes in the Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Franco-British Exhibition
- Edward VII of the United Kingdom in 1908
- Armand Fallières
- Flags of France
- Photographs of the national flag of the United Kingdom
- Edward VII of the United Kingdom in art