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Card Receiver

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1870-1880

GUSN

GUSN-66939

Description

Trefoil shaped.

Details

Descriptive Terms

card stands
casting (process)
engraving (printing process)
silver (metal)
acanthus (motif)
Silver
Slip Cast
Stipple Engraved
Acanthus
RECEIVER, CARD

Inscription

Struck on bottom: BIGELOW, KENNARD & CO STERLING [rectangle][circle][diamond] (See museum file for drawing of mark.)

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Bigelow, Kennard & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

5.125 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1526

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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