Match book
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, wood and processed material
Measurements
37 mm (Width); 56 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 28329
Summary
Cream coloured part used book of matches. Insignia in gold on the cover depicts a flag and a knight above a crown and bears the motto; INDOCILIS PAUPERIEM PATI. (Will not learn to endure poverty). The motto of the Society of Merchant Venturers.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.