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Dish, Vegetable

Description

Pair of lidded silver vegetable dishes with crown finials. Engraved with Bonaparte coat of arms. Made in Baltimore, Maryland by Samuel Kirk & Son.

Date

1837

Materials

Silver

Dimensions

7.5 H x 10.5 W inches

Object ID

1987.133.156.1.1a,b; 1987.133.156.1.2a,b

Resource ID

8136

Notes

These covered entree dishes are engraved, "S.M.B. 1837" on the bottom. The initials are those of Susan May Williams, Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, Elizabeth's daughter-in-law.

Credit Line

Gift of John J. Neubauer, Jr

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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