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Cup strainer

Cup strainer
Cup strainer
Object name 
Cup strainer
Date 
ca. 1900
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 13 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description 
Cast silver cup strainer; octagonal bowl with perforations in a geometric design in the base; coffin-fiddle handle with an up-turned end; cup rest with a down turned coffin-fiddle end and squared shoulders; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line 
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Object Number 
1988.24