Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bonbon dish
Object Number:
INV.14485
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 10 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 26.4 x 18.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: center of the bowl: "E E G" in script
stamped: on the base: "STERLING/ 5872" over a two headed animal holding a "W" in a circle
Description:
Wrought silver bonbon dish; oval bowl-shaped body with eight narrow, shallow flutes along the slightly flared sides; wide scalloped rim covered with repoussé chased flowers, and scrolls around the edge; engraved, "E E G" in the center of the bowl, in script; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
