Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Luce Center
Tea infuser
Object Number:
1988.35
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: a cross between "STERLING" and "2766"
Description:
Cast and wrought silver tea infuser in the shape of a barrel with three hammered bands around the sides; top and bottom depressed with circular depressions through each; hinged in the center; chain with ring terminal attached at the rear center, below the hinge; 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.
