Silver caster. Elaborate floral decorated with detachable lid. Lid is pierced and topped with a small bud-like knob. Pine cone design. Neck and bulbous body have flower and leaf relief design. Etching at the bottom of the body reads, 'James Buchanan. Whe
***Duplicate entry. Accessioned twice. First under 57.1 Medium-depth bowl end, oviod, thick base, thin edge. Tapered handle, flat on end, curved. Coat-of-arms crescent with double-headed eagle/griffin etched on handle end. Four maker's marks on back of h
Medium-depth bowl end, oviod, thick base, thin edge. Tapered handle, flat on end, curved. Coat-of-arms crescent with double-headed eagle/griffin etched on handle end. Four maker's marks on back of handle near bowl end: 1) ' W ' T C C 2) lion passant 3) c
Two salt dishes. Diamond-footed with design cut in bottom, flower / starburst diamond pattern cut around below edge. Edge or lip scalloped, oval-shaped, higher at two narrow ends than at sides. Finger molding at bottom of dish.
Length and width dimensions are the measurements for the base.
Object ID
W.89.98.1-2
Notes
Bases and edges chipped. Old numbers were A71.4 (1-2) Had been on loan from Woodlawn since 1958. Given permanently in 1984. Numbers chnaged to reflect this. History of ownership unknown beyond Woodlawn Collection.
Greenish-brown glass with kick in bottom. Cork sealed in mouth of bottle with pinkish wax ('Red Seal') and copper wire. Old torn tag around neck 'Dennison Mfg. Co. Tag Mfrs. 25 & 28 Franklin St. Boston'. Label on bottle printed with '1827 Red Seal Madeira'
