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Maple Leaf and Insect

IMSA#:  PMNS-017

Estimated Date:   1900

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Tiffany & Co., New York, NY

Catalog No.:    1153, 5611 M 3789 2

Material:   Sterling

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "1153 5611 M 3789 2" and "Tiffany & Co."

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Size (Inches):    2.50 x 1.34

Reverse:   Hammered finish with maple leaf (Note the red dot is a pressure sensitive label that was added in the 1970's.)

Description and Comments:  Hammered finish with maple leaf and seed pod. Applied insect on lid as lift feature. 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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