Match safe

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Match safe

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.329

Description

Japanned tinned sheet iron match safe: v-shaped trough at bottom for holding matches; one side of trough formed by tinned sheet iron back whose profile flares out to one small arm at each side then rises to a semi-circle at the top; hole pierced through middle of semi-circle and edges of back crimped; front of trough lacquered in cherry, leaf and swag motif and back lacquered in pinwheel design with center at hole.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1899 Date made: r. 1834 - 1899

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SP 6038

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (19.1 x 9.5 cm)

Material

Tinned sheet iron

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Scratched

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Kitchen