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Signet

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-72750

Description

Brn, white; bulb, facetd hndl; rectangular signet, foliate mtf, dk patina

Details

Descriptive Terms

signets
agate (chalcedony)
casting (process)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Pewter
Agate
Slip Cast
Foliage
SIGNET

Associated Person

Chase, Alice Bowdoin (Bradlee), 1846-1925

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.5 x 0.875 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1245

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