Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
1840-1850
1910.24
Earthenware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Finger bowl
Object name
Finger bowl
Date
1883
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
each overall: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 14 cm )
Description
Set of four wrought silver finger bowls; circular, bowl-shaped bodies with flared sides repouss
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Isabel Shults
Object Number
1975.12b, h-j
Marks
engraved: on the bases: "C C S" in foliate script
stamped: on the bases: "TIFFANY & Co/ 7818 M 7609/ STERLING-SILVER"
Gallery Label
Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. John Shults, Jr. in 1883. They are listed in Tiffany pattern books as, "Finger Bowl Fern to go with Dessert Plate."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
