Cigarette container, presented to A. A. Schechter by the Committee of One Hundred (est. 1926), Miami Beach, Florida

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Cigarette container, presented to A. A. Schechter by the Committee of One Hundred (est. 1926), Miami Beach, Florida
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  • Title :     Cigarette container, presented to A. A. Schechter by the Committee of One Hundred (est. 1926), Miami Beach, Florida
  • Artist:     Unknown, Designer Unknown, Maker Greenleaf and Crosby Company Retailer Committee of One Hundred Other relation
  • Accession:     TD1994.11.1
  • Country:     United States Miami Beach Florida
  • Date:     1941
  • Dimensions:     Inches 6 3-1/4 diameter, Centimeters 15.2 8.3 diameter
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Decorative Arts and Furniture
  • Subject:     Floridiana , Social Classes , Social Events , Animals , Commemoration , Metal/Metal Design
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
  • URL:     TD1994.11.1.JPG
  • Tags:     Decorative Arts and Furniture
Description:
Circular cigarette container raised on three feet with brass palm tree and wavescroll motif applied on the black patina body below a hinged green marbleized cover surmounted by a enameled blue Marlin finial; overall brass interior includes a mechanism which raises interior base as hinged cover is opened.