Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1965.014.004ab |
Object Name |
Holder, Cigar |
Title |
Mr. Rixon's Cigar Holder? |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
19th-century? |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
England, United Kingdom? |
Description |
Small wooden and hinged case, containing a man's cigar holder . The stem is made of wood and with glazed coating (light and dark brown) with an amber bit (mouthpiece) attached along with a silvertone ferrule. The case is made of wood in the shape of a finger with one curved end and one straight end. A metal clasp holds it closed. The interior of the case is lined with red velvet. There is an ornate gold stamp consisting of 2 winged griffins (?) on either side of a crest printed inside the top of the case. |
Makers mark |
The end of the case has some faint black lettering (hard to read what it says). |
Provenance |
This item is likely from the 19th-century. May have belonged to Henry Rixon, or his father-in-law, Adam Ainslie, who resided with the Rixon family in the late 19th-century. Last owned by Eleanor Rixon. |
Collection |
Tobacco Accessories Collection |
Material |
Wood/Velvet/Amber?/Metal/Ink/Glue/Dye |
Dimensions |
W-2.8 L-9 D-2.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Rixon, Henry Ainslie, Adam |