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Creamer

Creamer
Object name 
Creamer
Date 
ca. 1895
Medium 
Silver plate
Dimensions 
Overall: 3 3/4 x 6 x 4 in. ( 9.5 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description 
Cast silver plated creamer with a squat pear shaped body on a circular foot; shoulder flares to a plain rim; short triangular spout; loop handle; body engraved, "Onteora" in script; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the base.
Credit Line 
Purchase
Object Number 
1941.842
Marks 
engraved: on the front of the body: "Onteora" in script stamped: on the underside of the base: "W" in a spiders web over "659"
Gallery Label 
This creamer was used on the steamboat "Onteora."
Provenance 
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.