Object Details
- Retailer
- House of Fabergé, 1842 - 1918
- August Wilhelm Holmström, Finnish, 1829 - 1903
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Rectangular, with rounded corners, featuring transluscent pale blue enamel over an engine turned ground, revealing repeating, vertical, wavy lines. The lid's lower edge is banded with pink and yellow gold acanthus leaf border. Lid released by pushing cabochon pink sapphire button at side. Lid hinged on opposite side of sapphire. Striker in recessed gold groove on bottom.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1978-146-482
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- containers
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- match safe
- Type
- match safe
- Medium
- metal, enamel, topaz
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4.5 x 3.6 x 1cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 3/8in.)
- made in
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1978-146-482
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43bdb6e40-610c-44da-8b16-7aaf3f147ba3
