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Cube Cigarette Holder
Designed by: Walter von Nessen (American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
Manufactured by: Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
Manufactured by: Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
designed 1931; made 1937–39
Object Place: Waterbury, Connecticut
Medium/Technique
Red and white lacquered metal and chromium-plated metal
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 8.9 x 5.7 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1375
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionBottom inset with a raised foot. Square box is painted red on exterior, ivory on interior, color has turned beige over time. Metal chromium-plated disc with flat edges inserts through the middle of the box into slot in the base of the box. Slot visible from bottom of box. Edges of the disc extend to either side of the box exterior. The interior disc is flush with the sides of the box.
Chase #17070
Chase #17070
ProvenanceFebruary 16, 2004, sold by "faux2fab" in Boston suburbs on eBay (auction #3273337110) to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)