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PMMS-028 Horse's Head/Woman Churning Butter
 

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IMSA #: PMMS-028

Estimated Date: 1882

Country of Origin: USA

Manufacturer: Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.: 176

Material: Sterling and Copper

Markings: Bezel marked "Sterling", "176", "0" date mark and Gorham maker's mark.

Patent/Design No.: No

Patent/Design Date: No

Size (Inches): 2.67 x 1.24

Reverse: Applied copper woman churning butter and insect.

Description and Comments: Applied copper horse's head and insect plus engraved initials. Flat striker on bottom.

Submitted By: From the collection of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.
 



 
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