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"Boston Lighthouse" cocktail shaker
"Boston Lighthouse" cocktail shaker

"Boston Lighthouse" cocktail shaker

International Silver Company (active 1898 to the present)
designed about 1927; made about 1927–29
Object PlaceMeriden, Connecticut, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilverplated metal (probably chrome)
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 13 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (34.9 x 13.3 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift in honor of Patricia and William C. Swan
Accession number2011.1686a-d
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
InscriptionsScratched into base beneath mark: "R-7-48-QAIV [?] - NX"Provenance1953, given as a wedding gift to Pat and William (Bill) Swan, Dover, Massachusetts from William's parents; by inheritance within the family; 2011, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 2011)
"Boston Lighthouse" cocktail shaker
"Boston Lighthouse" cocktail shaker
International Silver Company
designed 1927; manufactured 1927–29
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