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Crumber

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1857-1860

GUSN

GUSN-47957

Description

Silver crumber with a pointed oval handle and a rectangular blade. Scroll, floral, and foliate pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

crumbers
silver (metal)
Crumber
Silver
Stipple Engraved
Foliate
Cartouche
Fiddle Thread
Crumber

Inscription

"JBB" (Engraved on the handle)

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Shreve, Brown & Co. (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.683

Reference Notes

Rainwater, Dorothy T., Author. American Silver Manufacturers. EVERYBODYS PRESS, 1966.

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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