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Catalog Data

Medium:
Silver, ivory, ebony
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10.2 x 19 x 15.6 cm (4 x 7 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)
Type:
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Bowl
Made in:
Scotland
Date:
ca. 1785
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Truncated cone-shaped bowl of silver, the outside covered with vertical staves of ebony and ivory alternating, interrupted by band inscribed with: “The Gift of AS to her Grandson RS 1789.” Three handles set horizontally.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anonymous Donor
Accession Number:
1957-100-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4379b9d39-f4a9-4837-9a53-97e5da4b01c0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1957-100-1