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Gilted Catfish

IMSA#:  PMNS-015

Estimated Date:   1895

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    415

Material:   Sterling and Gilted Sterling

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "415" and Gorham maker's mark

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Size (Inches):    2.44 x 1.66

Reverse:   Blank with "sea lines".

Description and Comments:  Gilded catfish motif. Unusual swirl 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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