Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
In the form of a woman's leg from knee down, with bowed, low healed shoe; red leather wrapped around curvaceous calf to simulate stocking. Oval lid at top, hinged at back, release button at front. Striker on sole of shoe.
Credit Line
Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener
Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1982-23-1346
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
containers
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Matchsafe
Type
Matchsafe
Medium
Plated brass, leather
Dimensions
5.6 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm (2 3/16 x 1 x 9/16 in. )
manufactured in
Europe
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1982-23-1346