Match holder
E. M. Staniland
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1902
Materials
Ceramic, Matchhead, Wood
Measurements
67 mm (H)70 mm (D)
Place of origin
Oxford
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1652027
Summary
Match holder. China. Truncated sphere, match well. Putty ground, multi-coloured design 1902 coronation. 22 matches.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
painted ; in shield ; IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CORONATION OF HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII, AND HIS CONSORT QUEEN ALEXANDRIA ; ;
Makers and roles
E. M. Staniland