Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Tea infuser
Object Number:
1988.53
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 5.7 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the reverse: "STERLING" between a winged "S" and "3373"
Description:
Cast silver tea infuser; egg-shaped body with a open work foliate scroll band below the lid and all over circular perporations; hinged lid; chain with terminal ring applied to the top; makers' marks stamped on the reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
