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Dish Ring and Cover

(died in 1769)
1765 (Cover); 1781 (Dish Ring)
Object PlaceDublin, Ireland
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); Weight: 439 gm (14 oz 2 dwt) and 448 gm (14 oz 8 dwt)
Credit LineH. E. Bolles Fund
Accession number40.726a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on cover, the arms, crest, and motto of Seward
ProvenanceJanet Morse, New York, purchased by the MFA, H.E. Bolles Fund for $850. (Accession Date: November 14, 1940)
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