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Salver
1772-1773
1928.24
Silver
Artist/Maker: Lewis Fueter

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Dish

Dish
Object name 
Dish
Date 
ca. 1901
Related People 
Subject: William McKinley
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 27 x 20.6 cm )
Description 
Colorless pressed lead glass dish; oval shape with standing figure of William McKinley at center flanked by inscriptions "BORN 1843" and "DIED 1901," "IT IS GODS WAY" inscribed above figure, "HIS WILL BE DONE" inscribed below, and stippled laurel leaf border on rim.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number 
1945.400
Marks 
pressed: in center: "BORN 1843" and "DIED 1901" pressed: on sides: "IT IS GODS WAY" and "HIS WILL BE DONE"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.