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"American Airlines DC-3 Flagship" flatware set in original box

(active 1898 to the present)
designed 1936
Object PlaceMeriden, Connecticut
Medium/TechniqueSilverplate; original red-lined box
DimensionsOverall (Knife): 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2014.1247.1-37
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Collections
Inscriptions"Flagship" on side of the handles
ProvenanceBy 2008, with Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, Mass; 2014, gift of Frederic A. Sharf to MFA. (Accession date: October 29th, 2014)
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