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1926

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1958

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Ambassador Nut Dish And Cover

This is a Nut dish and cover. It is dated 1926 and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is mouth-blown crystal ("muslin glass"). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Georgiana L. McClellan.

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Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 14.2 x 7.7 cm (5 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Ambassador Nut Dish And Cover; Austria; mouth-blown crystal ("muslin glass"); H x diam.: 14.2 x 7.7 cm (5 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Georgiana L. McClellan; 1958-98-24-a,b

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