Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tea infuser
Object Number:
1988.46ab
Date:
1915-1931
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside the cover: "STERLING/ L [scroll] L/ 205"
Description:
Cast silver tea infuser; acorn-shaped body with circular perfoations all over; circular domed, screw-on lid with a stepped and rolled over rim; circular perforations in the top of the lid; chain with terminal ring attached to the top of the lid; maker's marks stamped on theinside of the lid.
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.
