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Butterfly and Stylized Design

IMSA#:  PMNS-010

Estimated Date:   1882

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    Y 265

Material:   Copper and Sterling

Markings:   Bezel marked "Y 265", "O" date mark and "Gorham Co."

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Size (Inches):    2.68 x 1.65

Reverse:   Blank

Description and Comments:  Applied sterling butterfly and stylized bull rush. Flat striker on bottom.

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

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