Collection Highlights
Donner Lake From the Summit
1873
1909.16
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Condiment shaker
Object name
Condiment shaker
Date
ca. 1871
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 10.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Wrought silver condiment shaker; narrow, pear-shaped body on a gadrooned footring; applied, gadrooned band around the rim; center of the body engraved, "B" in gothic script; circular cover, flat at the edges, domed in the center with all over circular pierce-work; cast finial applied to the top; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in Memory of his mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number
1950.148ab
Marks
engraved: center of the body: "B" in gothic script
stamped: on the base: "CHS. W. KENNARD & Co." in a banner above, "BOSTON" in a rectangle above, "STERLING"
Gallery Label
This condiment shaker was a wedding gift to the donor's mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis, on the occassion of her marriage, October 17, 1871.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
