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Cigarette Box

Maker: William Dematteo
Retailer: Georg Jensen
Medium: Silver, cedar
Geographical Locations:
- Place retailed: New York, New York, USA
- Place manufactured: New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1955
Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (3.8 x 18.7 x 8.9 cm)
Markings: Stamped on bottom: "DEMATTEO / STERLING / HAND MADE / 7" Inscribed in pencil on partition: "18"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 1993.149
Credit Line: Gift of Gertrude Fehl
Image: Overall, 1993.149_closed.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Cigarette box, silver and cedar. Rectangular unornamented box with closed hinges along rear edge of lid and small applied cylinder at center of front edge of lid, inscribed line near each end of cylinder. Interior of box lined with cedar with partition in center dividing interior in sections for two packs of cigarettes. CONDITION: Normal wear.

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