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Glass bowl on silverplate base. Exterior of bowl is turquoise with hand-painted decorations, interior is pink. Base is decorated with three cherubs working as blacksmiths to forge arrows. Maker's mark from the Wilcox Silver Plate Company of Meriden, Connecticut on underside. Also called an epergne, an ornate glass and silver fruit bowl often served as the center piece of a Victorian dinner table. They were also frequently given as wedding gifts to a new bride.
Creator: Wilcox Silver Plate Company
Date: between 1880 and 1910
Item Number: 340444
KSHS Identifier: 1964.141.1
Collections - Museum
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Food Service - Bowl - Bride's
Places - Other States - Connecticut
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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