Matchsafe in the form of a Cicada
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: In the form of a cicada, with bulging eyes on head, large veined wings, and ribbed body. Reverse features underside of insect, textured belly probably intended as striker. Head serves as lid, hinged on reverse (underside) allowing it to open by flipping back.
place: label: probably made in
content: Japan
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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: 1980-14-1311
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: plated metal
label: Dimensions
content: 6.5 x 4.8 x 1.7 cm (2 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 11/16 in. )