Collection Highlights
Settee
Date:
ca. 1800
Object Number:
INV.14952
Medium:
Maple, paint
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Luce Center
Tea infuser
Object Number:
1988.29
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: "STERLING/ BLACK STARR & FROST" in roman letters besides "B [clover] L" in gothic script
Description:
Cast silver tea infuser; hextagonal globe body with circular perforations all over; hinged in the center; chain with terminal ring applied to the top; maker's mark stamped on the bezel.
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.
