Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Waiter
Object Number:
1950.183
Date:
1875
Medium:
silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 20.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in the center: "M A D" superimposed
engraved: on the base: "June 13, 1875" in script
stamped: on the base: "TIFFANY & Co/ 2503 MAKERS 2912/ STERLING SILVER/ M/ 8"
Description:
Wrought silver waiter; flat, circular base with concave sides and a flat rim; cast four-leaf-clover band applied around the rim; engraved in the center, "M A D" superimposed; engraved, "June 13, 1875" in script on the base; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
