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Border of Thistles

IMSA#:  PMMS-024

Estimated Date:   1900

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    B408

Material:   Sterling

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "B408" and Gorham mark

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Size (Inches):    1.77 x 1.44

Reverse:   Both sides same

Description and Comments:   Border of thistles. "V" shaped, ridged 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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