Pair of Shell-Shaped Dishes

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Gorham Manufacturing Company (Maker)

Title

Pair of Shell-Shaped Dishes

Place

Providence (Object made in)

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1887

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

marked on bottom

Dimensions

Each: 3.5 × 12.4 × 6 cm (1 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Virginia Heywood Colman Becker in memory of Jeanette Heywood Colman

Reference Number

1988.447.1-2

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