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Cube Cigarette Holder
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Cube Cigarette Holder

Walter von Nessen (American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
designed 1931; made 1937–39
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut
Medium/TechniqueRed and white lacquered metal and chromium-plated metal
DimensionsOverall: 10.8 x 8.9 x 5.7 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1375
On View
On view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
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)