With Lion on Tambour-Style Opening
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Rectangular, with left side curved to accomodate tambour-style opening, comprised of light and dark strips of wood adhered to canvas, which wrap around to underside of box. Cover features sliding ivory panel with central reserve of carved, reclining lion holding a shield with symbol of crusifix. Lion appears to have a stake in his back. Central reserve surrounded by intricately carved and pierced foliage. Interior lined in brass. Underside of sliding ivory panel scored with cross hatch marks for striker.
place: label: made in
content: 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: 1980-14-1345
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, wood, canvas, brass
label: Dimensions
content: 3.7 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm (1 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in. )