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Object Name
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Object Type
flatware
date made
1873 - 1874
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
place owned; place used
United Kingdom: England, South Tyneside, South Shields
United States: Wisconsin, Menomonie
United States: Minnesota, Lake Park
Physical Description
silver (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 19.8 cm x 2.7 cm; 7 13/16 in x 1 1/16 in
overall: 5/8 in x 7 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 19.685 cm x 2.8575 cm
ID Number
DL.66.0585G
catalog number
66.0585G
accession number
265238
Credit Line
Gift of John H. Crea
subject
Eating
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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