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The production of miniature silver furniture and tea, coffee, and chocolate equipment was a specialty of goldsmiths known as "toy men." The miniatures were probably intended for dollhouses. From the mid-eighteenth century in England until the present, porcelain and fine earthenware miniatures have been made as well.
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Title: Miniature urn with cover
Maker:
A. L. & W. L.
Date: ca. 1780
Culture: probably British, London
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/8 × 3 5/16 in. (5.4 × 8.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver-Miniature
Credit Line: The Joseph M. and Aimee Loeb May Collection, 1963
Accession Number: 63.53.29a, b
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