Match holder
J.H.T.
Category
Silver
Date
1880
Materials
Silver, Velvet
Measurements
8 x 39 x 19 mm
Place of origin
Birmingham
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 548405
Summary
Silver match holder with hinged container. Front engraved with stylised ivy foliage within a ribbon border. Back decorated with herring bone pattern and arrows with diamond fields. Hinged container marked 'J.H.T', date marked 'f' for 1880 and made in Birmingham. Half round shape cut from lip of holder. Holder containing 8 matches. Match case inside black velvet case. Inscribed - Silver match case Birmingham 1880 (label in holder)
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward collection, left to the National Trust in the will of Miss Ward in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Silver match case BIRMINGHAM 1880 (label in holder)
Makers and roles
J.H.T., maker