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Cowboy with Lariat

IMSA#:  PMW-004

Estimated Date:   1900

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Shreve & Co., San Francisco, CA

Catalog No.:    6601

Material:   14 k gold

Markings:   Bezel marked "14 k" and Shreve mark

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Size (Inches):    2.32 x 1.40

Reverse:   Lariat around sides and back plus engraved initials. (Note, the red dot is a pressure sensitive label that was added in the 1970's. The black numbers at the bottom are museum acquisition numbers.)

Description and Comments:   Cowboy with lariat. Concave, ribbed 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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