Collection Highlights
Swing Low: A Harriet Tubman memorial
2007
2009.34
Cast bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Centerpiece bowl
Object name
Centerpiece bowl
Date
1926
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. ( 19 x 31.1 cm )
Silver Weight: 43 oz (troy) 3 dwt (1342 g)
Description
Wrought and cast silver centerpiece bowl; circular bowl with an everted lip;cast, open work pedestal of foliate scrolls and beads; circular, stepped and splayed foot; engraved on the underside of the foot, "TO GEORGE A ZABRISKIE. A TOKEN OF AFFECTION OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE U.S. SUGAR EQUALIZATION BOARD, 1918-1926." in block letters with engraved signatures of the board members below; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the foot.
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