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Shallow, squat conch-type shell of type used for cameos; salmon, pink and white tones throughout; probably collected in Victorian period for use as decoration or doorstop.
conch (shell)
shell (animal material)
shell (animal material)
SHELL
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Unknown
USA
6 1/2 x 5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.622
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