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Entree Dish and Cover

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Entree Dish and Cover

Artwork Details

Artist/Maker

John T. Vansant Manufacturing Company, Phildadelphia, 1881-1884, manufacturer

Date

1883

Medium

Sterling silver

Accession #

1981.1000.59 A-B

Dimensions

5 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches

Location

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Description

Vansant & Co. was listed as silversmiths in 1850, advertising as manufacturers and sellers of silverware. Though a short-lived firm, they catered to a sophisticated clientele. American silver in the Aesthetic taste is rare, and this entree dish is distinguished by its excellent craftmanship as well as its superb and unusual design. It demonstrates the high quality of 19th century silver made in Philadelphia.

Credit

Virginia Carroll Crawford Collection

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