Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saltcellar
Object name
Saltcellar
Date
1850-1875
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 in. ( 4.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Wrought silver chinoiserie saltcellar; circular, bowl-shaped body with a flared rim; surface hammered all over below the rim and around a scalloped disk on the base; band of repouss
Credit Line
Bequest of Sheldon Leavitt
Object Number
1957.224b
Marks
engraved: in reserve: "L" in script
stamped: on the base: "C C & D" in a diamond between an arm with hammer in an oval and an unidentified mark in an oval
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
