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BOX

Creator(s): Cohen & Charles (Silversmith)

Currently in storage


About this object

The sides of the round box are silver. The cover is set with a piece of tortoiseshell on which is set an engraved silver plaque in the shape of an ocean liner. The lid is detachable.

Object name:
BOX
Made from:
Silver -- tortoiseshell
Made in:
London, England
Date made:
1923
Size:
4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.331.1-2
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK On bottom and lid: Lion passant (sterling standard, 1916-1936) Leopard's head (London Assay office, 1916-1936) Date letter h (1923) C &.. on a rectangle with rounded corners (maker) INSCRIPTION BERENGARIA [On ship on lid]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973