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Decanter label

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-181061

Description

Silver decanter label with repoussed scrolls, foliage, and shells and the pierced word "SHERRY."

Details

Descriptive Terms

labels (identifying artifacts)
silver (metal)
repoussé
Label

Inscription

"SHERRY" (cut into)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 2 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1812

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