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A work made of silver.

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  • A work made of silver.

Date:

1930–39

Artist:

Peer Smed
American, born Denmark, 1878–1943
New York

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Peer Smed (Maker)

Title

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Place

New York (Artist's nationality:)

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. 1930–1939

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

Marked on reverse: "PEER/SMED" in rectangle with hammer between the names; "STERLING/HAND WROUGHT"

Dimensions

4 × 3 cm (1 5/8 × 1 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of The Antiquarian Society through the Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf Fund

Reference Number

1989.69

Extended information about this artwork

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