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Collection Type

Decorative arts

Date

1860-1869

GUSN

GUSN-47962

Description

Oval with hinged cover, flat-bottomed; seamed on one side; artichoke or pineapple finial.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caddies
gadrooning
wash technique
gold (color)
silver (metal)
roulettes (engraving tools)
Silver
Gadrooned
Gold Washed
Roulettework
Artichoke
CADDY

Inscription

Struck on bottom: Shreve, Stanwood & Co/Hand Soldered

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Shreve, Stanwood & Co. (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

4.75 (H), 5.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.689

Reference Notes

Rainwater, Dorothy T., Author. American Silver Manufacturers. EVERYBODYS PRESS, 1966.

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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