Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup strainer
Object Number:
1988.58
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 11.7 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on either side of the handle joint: "STERLING" above a winged "S", "2780"
Description:
Cast and wrought silver cup strainer in the form of a leaf; leaf bowl with a waved rim, incised veins, and circular perforations in the bottom; applied branch handle looped at the end; makers' marks stamped on either side of the handle joint.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
