Cowboy and Lasso
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1900
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Shreve & Co., founded 1852
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Oblong, curved sides and corners, featuring raised decoration of bust of cowboy in profile surrounded by long, intertwined lasso; he has mustache, hat with chin strap, long scarf knotted at front, lasso is looped five times beneath, one long, attenuated loop above, one strand of rope extends around to reverse side of matchsafe, incised monogram R.G.P. Jr. on reverse. Lid hinged on side. Striker in recessed groove on bottom.
place: label: manufactured in
content: San Francisco, California, 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: 1980-14-191
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: Gold
label: Dimensions
content: 6 x 3.7 x .8 cm (2 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 5/16 in. )