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Match stick box with two drawers
Match stick box with two drawers
Match stick box with two drawers
Museum of International Folk Art

Match stick box with two drawers

NameMatch stick box with two drawers
Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madeNorth America
MediumWood, melamine, fiberboard, metalized paper, rubber, aluminum screws, varnish, paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 10 15/16 in. (12 x 26 x 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.93a-c
Object numberFA.2010.97.93a-c
DescriptionLow square box (a) with two drawers (b, c) covered with match sticks in alternating marquetry-like patterns. Each drawer front has a rectangular match stick-covered handle. The box sits on four rubber bumpers that are nearly invisible from the front, as the drawer fronts are extended at the bottoms. Drawers have silver metal fiberboard bottoms and traces of blueish-gray paint on sides.
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