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Match case owned by Terrell family

1863-1954

Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Match case with a spiral design. The sterling silver match case has a pin hinge. There is a spiral design on the exterior of both sides, with the spiral center in the lower right. There are grooves on the bottom. [STERLING] is engraved on the rim, visible when the case is open.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: A2017.13.1.9

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