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Box (Cowrie shell box)
Benjamin Pierpont
1780-1800
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Benjamin Pierpont (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Shell (mollusk)
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1979.0206
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Marshall P. Blankarn
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Object Number
1979.0206
Object Name
Box (Cowrie shell box)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Benjamin Pierpont (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Origin Europe or possibly Boston, Massachusetts.
Date
1780-1800
Materials
- Shell (mollusk)
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
1.063 (H) x 2.244 (W) x 2.874 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.7 (H) x 5.7 (W) x 7.3 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 335-336