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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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