Seated Hindu Goddess
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Rectangular, featuring raised decoration of Eastern Indian goddess seated on undecorated shield, surrounded by swirling foliate motifs. Reverse features goddess standing next to palm tree. Female with upraised arms on lid, as well as bottom. Lid hinged on side. Striker on each vertical side.
place: label: probably made in
content: India
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1978-146-1208
objectType: label: Type
content: containers
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: Matchsafe
label: Type
content: Matchsafe
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Silver
label: Dimensions
content: 5.6 x 3.6 x 1.5 cm (2 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in. )