Temptation of St. Anthony
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Rectangular, raised decoration, featuring scene of the Tempatation of St. Anthony. He kneels at wooden table and bench, in monk's robes, before open prayer book, with skull and crucifix in hands. Behind him is woman in low cut dress with beer stein in left hand and drinking glass in right. Scene situated in brick and stone room. Left side of box, and thin, flat lid have square nail head-like decoration on surfaces. Striker on right side is puncuated on top and bottom by same nail head decoration. An additional striker is on bottom. Reverse features textured, honeycomb-like surface. Lid hinged on side, near top.
place: label: made in
content: possibly Europe
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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: 1978-146-1112
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
label: Dimensions
content: 5 x 3.3 x 1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in. )