Belted Tobacco Pouch
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1890
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Rectangular, with curved sides featuring raised, trompe l'oeil decoration simulating a soft, textured, belted, tobacco pouch, folded over with flap at front, as well as match and one dime tucked into belt; reverse decoration simulates pinched belt loop with belt running through it; remnant of red color on match tip. Upper part of pouch or lid hinged on left side. Striker on bottom.
place: label: manufactured in
content: 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: 1982-23-39
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: 5.2 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm (2 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. )