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1964

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2015

2025

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A Pair of Coasters Coaster, ca. 1785

This is a Coaster. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1964. Its medium is silver, wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (a): 4.1 × 13.5 cm (1 5/8 × 5 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b): 4.1 × 13.5 cm (1 5/8 × 5 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

It is inscribed

On the rim of each coaster: [1] "I R F 1785", incised

Cite this object as

A Pair of Coasters Coaster, ca. 1785; silver, wood; H x diam. (a): 4.1 × 13.5 cm (1 5/8 × 5 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b): 4.1 × 13.5 cm (1 5/8 × 5 5/16 in.); 1964-15-4-a,b

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