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A work made of silver.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of silver.

Date:

1881–90

Artist:

Whiting Manufacturing Co.
American, 1866–1926
New York
Retailed by J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Philadelphia

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Whiting Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Title

Box

Place

New York City (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1881–1890

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

inside cover marked with a lion with right paw on a circle enclosing the letter "W", STERLING 3002A/J.E. CALDWELL & C"

Dimensions

2.5 × 7.5 × 6.2 cm (15/16 × 2 5/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Antiquarian Society of Saint Joseph Valley, Indiana Fund

Reference Number

1990.178

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