BELL PUSH
Creator(s): Edward F. Caldwell & Company, Inc. (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
The bell push is oval in shape. The base is made from ormolu in openwork with a leaf scroll extending from a vase on all four sides. The feet are also in openwork and suggest a Chinese style. On the top is a flower with eight jade petals. In the center is an ivory push engraved with a monogram and surrounded by ormolu beading. The cord extends from the bottom.
- Object name:
- BELL PUSH
- Made from:
- Ormolu -- jade -- ivory
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 5.4 × 6 cm (2 1/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.100
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- MARK; MONOGRAM underneath: E.F. Caldwell and Co Inc New York; in center of push: P
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973