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1931

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2015

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Dish with Figure of Apollo Dish

This is a dish. It was retailed by Alphonse Giroux & Cie. It is dated 1838–1867 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 1.5 × 19.1 cm (9/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside of dish: [1] L M., impressed (maker’s mark) [2] Mon ALPH GIROUX PARIS., incised (retailer’s mark) [3] Possibly a rooster, impressed

Cite this object as

Dish with Figure of Apollo Dish; Retailed by Alphonse Giroux & Cie; silver; H x diam.: 1.5 × 19.1 cm (9/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-48-92

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