Ice Skater
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Oblong, curved sides, featuring raised decoration of male figure skater in 19th century dress, muff over hands, boy on sled, harbor background with sail boats, coastal buildings, all framed by c-scrolls and floral motifs, stamped "ALPACCA" near top, as well as unidentified maker's mark just below. Reverse features pastoral scene with 2 females in 19th century country dress, hoisting bags on to donkey's back, sheep and dog nearby, church in background, all framed by c-scrolls. Interior match container slides out of external, decorated sleeve, small thumb catch near top edge. Striker on top side.
place: label: manufactured in
content: Germany
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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: 1978-146-1156
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-plated metal (possibly alpacca)
label: Dimensions
content: 6 x 4.3 x 1.1 cm (2 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 7/16 in. )