Coiled Rattlesnake
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1890
name: label: Manufacturer
content: William B. Kerr & Company, Newark, New Jersey, 1855 - 1927
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Oblong, with irregular curved sides conforming to shape of coiled rattlesnake, its mouth open, fangs displayed, fork-tongue extended, rattle at end of tail, overall raised scale texture to simulate snake skin, identical decoration on reverse. Lid hinged on side. Striker in recessed groove on bottom.
place: label: manufactured in
content: Newark, New Jersey, 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: 1978-146-123
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: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm (2 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 9/16 in. )