Two Male Peasants Singing
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Oblong, curved vertical sides, featuring square cental reserve with painted scene of two bearded males in Russian peasant dress singing. Character on left has brown hair, short beard, wears short black hat, knee length red shirt with blue sash, blue striped pants, black and brown knee-high boots, dark blue overcoat, and plays a mandolin; character on right has one arm around other male, and has white hair, long beard, wears tall black hat, knee length white shirt with red sash, white striped pants, black and brown knee-high boots, brown overcoat. They stand on dirt road against a green landscape and blue sky. Undecorated portions of box in black lacquer, all parts have clear crackle finish. Slip-top cover may be removed entirely. Sandpaper striker adhered to bottom.
place: label: made in
content: Russia
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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: 1978-146-558
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: Laquered wood, enamel, sandpaper
label: Dimensions
content: 6.2 x 4 x 2 cm (2 7/16 x 1 9/16 x 13/16 in. )