Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Comb tray
Object name
Comb tray
Date
1903-1925
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3/8 x 9 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1 x 24.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Wrought silver comb tray; flat, oval dish with a raised and all over repouss
Credit Line
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number
INV.14484
Marks
engraved: center: "E E G" in script
stamped: on the base: "S KIRK & SON CO/ 925/1000"
Gallery Label
EEG is Emma Elizabeth Gilder (b. 1861), the aunt of the donor (Louise S. Gilder). Emma was a sister of Louise's father, William Howard Gilder (b. 1857, Maryland).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
