World's Columbian Exposition
date: label: Date
content: 1892
name: label: Manufacturer
content: F.M. Whiting
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Oblong, rounded corners, curved sides, featuring raised decoration of 2 stacked globes, the top inscribed "World's Columbian", the bottom inscribed "Exposition 1892", both set against foliate backdrop of oak and laurel leaves. Reverse features oblong wreath of oak and laurel leaves on unadorned background. Lid hinged on side. Striker recessed in groove on bottom.
place: label: manufactured in
content: North Attleboro, Massachusetts, 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: 1980-14-1429
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: 6 x 3.5 x 1.2 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. )