Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fish slice
Object Number:
1984.64
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 3 x 1 1/2 in. ( 30.2 x 7.6 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "FM" in roman letters in a rectangle, bust in a chamfered rectangle, lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "D" in a chamfered rectangle
Description:
Silver fish slice with down-turned fiddle handle with shell-end. Handle joint has flared shoulders and a spear-shaped drop; curved blade has paisley-patterned openwork across center surface, and overall element has lower curved edge and upper scalloped edge; maker's hallmark and pseudo hallmarks stamped along underside of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Noel F. Bowers
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
