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Engraved Floral Mortif

IMSA#:  PMMS-018

Estimated Date:   1881

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    685

Material:   Sterling

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "685", Copyrighted 1881" and Gorham mark

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Size (Inches):    2.53 x 1.51

Reverse:   Engraved floral motif.

Description and Comments:   Engraved floral motif plus initials. Concave 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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