Object Number 1957.1420 A, B

Object Name

Seal box (Skippet)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Seraphim Masi (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

Washington, District of Columbia, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1800-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Body, underside; "N" scratched inside a parallelogram
2. Inscription; Lid, underside; "N" scratched inside a parallelogram

Subjects

Great Seal of US; Eagle

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

1.535 (H) , 5.118 (Diam) , 24.586 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.9 (H) , 13 (Diam) , 697 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Per a previous cataloger: Weight given is for box (11 oz. 15 dwt. 4 gr. Troy). The lid is 297.7 grams (9 oz. 11 dwt. 21 gr. Troy)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 398, fig. 402
[Article] Brown, Joan Sayers. 07//1978 Skippets. Antiques. 114 (1): 140-141.
• Examples of similar skippets, pp. 140-141
[Article] Hollan, Catherine B. "Skippets, Diplomatic Silver Boxes". Washington Antiques Show Catalogue. pp. 84-91.
• Examples of similar skippets, pp. 84-91
[Book] Hollan, Catherine B. 1994 In the Neatest, Most Fashionable Manner Three Centuries of Alexandria Silver.
• Example, p. 55