Georgian House Facade
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Oblong, curved lid and bottom, featuring engraved decoration, situated horizontally on case body, of Georgian style house, with four chimneys, four rows of windows, front door flanked by classical columns and fanlight above, a tree on right side of house, on left side of house "Vestas" is inscribed (to be read if case is turned upright), all is framed by decorative border. Reverse features engraved decoration, situated vertically on case body, of flower bouquet in vase on stand. Top of lid, located to left of house, features engraved flower surrounded by decorative border, thumb catch protrudes slightly over box edge, hinged on side. Striker on box bottom carved into ivory with hatch marks.
place: label: made in
content: possibly USA
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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: 1978-146-504
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, pigment
label: Dimensions
content: 2.8 x 5.3 x .9 cm (1 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/8 in. )