Accession # | 82.167 |
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Maker | Shreve & Company |
Title | Ewer |
Date | ca.1905 |
Medium | Silver |
Dimensions | height: 9 1/4 x 5 in. (23.5 x 12.7 cm); diameter of base: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm) |
Marks | Stamped on underside of base on three lines: [S within shield, bell within shield, S within shield] / SHREVE & CO / STERLING / SAN FRANCISCO |
Inscriptions | no inscriptions |
Signed | no signature |
Credit Line | H. Randolph Lever Fund |
Location | Visible Storage: Case 22, Shelf G (Silver) |
Description | Inverted pear-shaped body with double belly; high pouring lip; strapwork around edge of lip, center of body (enclosing medallion with two dolphins and letters "c, c, c"), and along base; strapwork handle, trifurcated at junction with body. Condition: Good, tarnished with polish build-up on all seams; green corrosion around underside of base; base rim edges bent in on two sides. |