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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1910-1920

GUSN

GUSN-48005

Description

Crossed bottom; 4 ball feet; pierced sides, handle; oval.

Details

Descriptive Terms

baskets (containers)
silver (metal)
scrolls (motifs)
Silver
Scroll
BASKET

Inscription

Struck on bottom: [mark] [see museum file for sketch] STERLING LHC [for Leila Howard Codman, 855 1852-1910?]

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

George A. Henckel & Co. (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

New York, NY, USA

Dimensions

2 1/2 x 12 x 9 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.734

Reference Notes

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

Places

New York state (United States)

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