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"Southwestern America" Motif

IMSA#:  PMSE-044

Estimated Date:   1890

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    465

Material:   Sterling and Enamel

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "465" and Gorham mark

Patent/Design No.:   No

Patent/Design Date:   No

Size (Inches):    1.74 x 1.36

Reverse:   Plain, see photo.

Description and Comments:   Yellow and blue enameling, "Southwest American" motif. Dimpled and concave 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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