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Cigarette Box
Designed by: Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild (American, 1898–1986)
Designed by: Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)
Modeled by: Rene Paul Chambellan (1893–1955)
Manufactured by: Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
Designed by: Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)
Modeled by: Rene Paul Chambellan (1893–1955)
Manufactured by: Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1933; made about 1934-37
Object Place: Waterbury, Connecticut
Medium/Technique
Polished brass, polished copper or bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 x 16.5 x 13.7 cm (1 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1376
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionA rectangular brass box. The corners are square with a raised ribbed design on each side of the edges. The box has a hinged lid. The edges of the lid are thin and flush with the sides of the box. The design on the top of the box is on a molded sheet of rectangular metal that is raised on top of the lid. The design depicts Bacchus, the Greek god of wine, walking towards the right while looking backward over his shoulder. He is carrying a bushel of grapes over his left shoulder and accompanied by two goats. The goats prance in the same direction as Bacchus, one in front and one behind him.
Marks
"RK" can be seen on the lower right of the lid on the Bacchus design
ProvenanceBy 1985, owned by Red Zebra Gallery (Dennis Galion) Milwaukee, Wisconsin; sold August 27, 1985 Galion 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)