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Wine Coaster

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1810

GUSN

GUSN-12080

Description

Circular form with mahogany bottom, turned with concentric rings. A circular, everted and molded edge with gadrooned curved rim. Sides splayed to the foot. A green baize is glued to the bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wine coasters
baize
gadrooning
mahogany (wood)
molding (forming)
wool (textile)
rings (object genres)
Sheffield plate
Mahogany
Wool
Baize
Gadrooned
Molded
Sheffield
Ring
COASTER, WINE

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

1.5 (H), 6 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1437.1

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