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GUSN-5467
Gilt tin semi-spherical base with burnished banding; weighted; applied tin edging; surmounted by rought cast bronze or lead finial in shape of masque with pen rest at back (?).
ornaments
bronze (metal)
gilding
lead (metal)
tin (metal)
Lead
Tin
Bronze
Mask
Gilded
ORNAMENT
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
4.375 x 2.625 (HxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.785
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