The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Covered Dish

Date:: ca. 1883
Geography:: Mid-Atlantic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: Overall: 6 3/8 x 11 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (16.2 x 30.2 x 18.1 cm); 41 oz. 10 dwt. (1290.2 g) Body: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); 29 oz. 10 dwt. (918.3 g) Cover: 2 13/16 x 7 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. (7.1 x 18.4 x 13.7 cm); 11 oz. 19 dwt. (371.9 g)
Classification:: Silver
Credit Line:: Anonymous Gift, 1986
Accession Number:: 1986.447.3a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 706

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: engraved on underside in script: FAS (shaded, interlaced) / From Louis and Lulu. / March 28[superscript "th" over __ over "] 1883

Marking: marked on underside: [horse's head in oval] V&Co (in lozenge) [lion rampant in lozenge] marked on opposite end of underside: ENGLISH STERLING (semi-circular formation) / 925-1000 (incuse)
Provenance

Private Collection, New York, until 1986
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Who
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