Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Candle snuffer
Object Number:
1920.62
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 15.9 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Steel snuffer with broad blade and lipguard riveted to blade, raised oval finger holes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
