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Creamer Creamer

This is a creamer. It is dated ca. 1838 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is silver, gold, wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Arthur Ross. It is credited Gift of Arthur Ross.

  • Creamer (Germany)
  • glass.
  • Museum purchase from General Acquisition Endowment.
  • 1987-8-5

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 15.6 × 12 × 6.9 cm (6 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On the base edge of creamer: [1] Giraffe’s head, impressed (guarantee mark, 1838) On the exterior of creamer, near the lip: [1] Michelangelo head facing right with “1” in an octagon, impressed (standard mark, French, 1819–1838). [2] Giraffe’s head, impressed (guarantee mark, 1838) On the interior of lip: [1] A cricket within a lozenge, impressed (countermark, French, 1819-1838)

Cite this object as

Creamer Creamer; France; silver, gold, wood; H x W x D: 15.6 × 12 × 6.9 cm (6 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 11/16 in.); Gift of Arthur Ross; 1980-76-3

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