Object Details
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Circular, with flat top, assembled from a hollowed out tropical bean pod, the top of which is capped with a scalloped metal collar, over which a flat, hinged lid is attached. On front and reverse of collar small oval strikers are attached horizontally. Slight indentation in center of seed where a small, unadorned, metal shield is attached.
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Date
- late 19th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener
- Medium
- Tropical bean (Entada scandens), metal
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 4.9 x 1.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in. )
- Type
- containers
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- Matchsafe
- Type
- Matchsafe
