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Object name(s):
matchbox
Brief description:
lid of a box for Congreve matches from D Hubard, Marlborough, Wiltshire, found at Pewsey, Wiltshire, made early 19th century
Collection:
Wiltshire Museum
Associated concept:
technology
Associated concept:
firemaking
Completeness:
incomplete (lid only)
Condition:
poor
Dimension:
width
Dimension:
length
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
39
Dimension:
length
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
77
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
39
Dimension:
length
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
77
Field collection place:
New Mill
Field collection place:
Place context:
(under cottage floorboards)
Field collection place:
Wiltshire
Field collection place:
Pewsey
Material:
paper
Object name:
matchbox
Object number:
DZSWS:1972.19
Object production date:
Date - latest:
1840
Object production person:
Hubard, D
Object production place:
Marlborough
Object production place:
Wiltshire

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/709bdcb2-0b8e-324e-aeda-42a46ccbb466

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/709bdcb2-0b8e-324e-aeda-42a46ccbb466, Wiltshire Museum, CC BY-NC

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