"Palace of Electricity, St. Louis World's Fair"

Object Details

Manufacturer

James E. Blake Co.

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Oblong, with ornate curved sides, cinched where lid meets box body, featuring raised horizontal decoration depicting large pavillion-like building, inscribed "St. Louis 1904" above architectural rendering, and "Palace of Electricity" below. Inscribed on lid, and legible when box is turned long side up is "World's Fair", all decoration framed by winding, sinuous, fabric-like band that wraps around perimeter of box. Reverse features raised decoration of woman, seated in garden setting, dressed in long, Classical-style garment, drying her hair, probably based on figure of Venus, behind her is statue of a similar theme, all framed by c-curves and counter-curves. Lid hinged on upper, long side. Striker on bottom.

Credit Line

Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener

1904

Accession Number

1980-14-68

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

containers

Decorative Arts

Object Name

Matchsafe

Type

Matchsafe

Medium

Metal

Dimensions

4.4 x 6.5 x 1 cm (1 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 3/8 in. )

manufactured in

Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Record ID

chndm_1980-14-68

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47559680c-afe6-4bc4-adb3-3f6114a4542b