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Batter pitcher
1798
1937.587
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Artist/Maker: Clarkson Crolius, Sr.

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Yodo

Yodo
Title
Yodo
Object name 
Matchbook
Date 
ca. 1960-1980
Medium 
Cardboard, ink, staple and striker
Dimensions 
overall (closed): 4.8 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Description 
White cardboard printed in pink and black on the matchcover; all of the text is printed in black on the pink background; kanji printed on the front forms the design emblem and has a square border comprised of two lines; "YODO" is printed on the front above the staple; "FAN BROS., INC. 718-729-4242" is printed on the manumark; "Tel. 751-8775" is printed on the saddle; "YODO / Restaurant of Japan / 13 East 47th Street / New York, N.Y. 10017" is printed on the reverse above the striker.
Credit Line 
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Object Number 
2007.6.73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.