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Swan Supporting a Shell Salt Cellar
ca. 1810
Titles
Swan Supporting a Shell Salt Cellar (Descriptive)
Artist
Calcutta, India, Calcutta, India
Medium
sterling silver
Dimensions
3 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in., 0.4 lb. (7.6 × 10 × 8 cm, 0.2 kg)
Credit Line
Generous gift of Harish K. Patel, 2022.156
Classification
Containers
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Signature
The hallmarks are inscribed on the bottom inner lip of the shell: H&Co
Marks
The hallmarks are inscribed on the bottom inner lip of the shell: H&Co
Inscription
The hallmarks are inscribed on the bottom inner lip of the shell: H&Co
Provenance
Harish K. Patel, New York/Florida; gift to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, 2022
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