File:Smiling Female Matchsafe, ca. 1902 (CH 18495163).jpg
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English: Smiling Female Matchsafe, ca. 1902
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English: Smiling Female Matchsafe, ca. 1902 |
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English: Oblong, rounded corners, sides bulge slightly, pinched at point where lid meets box body, small dip at lid's top and bottom edges, as well as at bottom of box, continuous groove around box sides. Front features raised image of long, bare necked, smiling female bust, head tilted towards sleeved right shoulder, with hair that curls around her face and in longer, upward swirls on lid section. Undecorated reverse inscribed "From The New York Times, in grateful appreciation of friendly aid, November 8th, 1902", monogram, possibly "OR", inscribed on lid. Lid hinged on side, striker on bottom. |
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| Date | circa 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | silver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 7.2 x 5. x 1.8 cm (2 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in. ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Product Design and Decorative Arts |
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1978-146-376 |
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| Credit line | Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | Unidentified maker's mark, STERLING 4123 stamped on reverse bezel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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