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Of rectangular form with a raised, shaped back board pierced with a diamond-shaped hanging hole on the holder which has a bowed mid-section "U" shaped top inlayed with quarter rounds and stars, and a square base under the fan shaped projection inlayed with a star and circle. The sides are inlayed with circles and diamonds. It is of peg construction and holds spills.
spill holders
inlay (process)
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
lozenges
maple (wood)
stars
Maple
Mahogany
Inlaid
Diamond
Star
Circle
HOLDER, SPILL
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
13.5 x 1.875 x 1.75 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1495
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