MATCHBOX

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

On the top of the box is a picture of a boy with a gun aiming at a rabbit. He stands in a watery area with clumps of grass and floating lily pads. The rabbit runs off to the left of the picture. The sides have a plain decoration, and it is orange colored.

Object name:

MATCHBOX

Made from:

Ivory

Made in:

GERMANY

Date made:

19th c.

Size:

3.8 x 6 cm (1 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

36.129

Class:

IVORY

Signature marks:

INSCRIPTION on front: halt! oder--ich schiesse (halt or I will shoot)

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973