Gentleman and Swimmer
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Rectangular, in book form, featuring incised decoration with brown wash of a gentleman in Top hat standing on diving board requesting a light from a swimmer, who hangs from board's edge while in water below, inscribed "Bitte!" at bottom. Reverse features same gentleman, having received his light, as he is flipped into air after swimmer has released board's edge, inscribed below "Danke!". Two lids at top and bottom, hinged on metal pins. Striker on flat side.
place: label: made in
content: probably Germany
setName: label: See more items in
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: 1982-23-128
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: Ivory
label: Dimensions
content: 6.1 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 9/16 in. )