Case
date: label: date made
content: 1740 - 1760
notes: label: Description
content: This twenty-four-piece silverware case contained twelve forks and twelve knives (see 1978.2424.01–1978.2424.24). Each piece has a handle of silver with the crest engraved on the handle depicting a profile bust of a woman emerging from a crown. The silverware was made during the middle of the 18th century. Silverware then represented an important investment for colonial families. The silverware was more than just tableware, it was a reliable asset for colonial families—it could be easily moved, melted down, or redeemed for currency in lean times.
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: American Enterprise
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content: Domestic Furnishings
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Cornelia B. Peterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.2424.25
label: accession number
content: 1978.2424
label: catalog number
content: 1978.2424.25
objectType: label: Object Name
content: case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: skin, shark (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 5/8 in x 9 in x 4 7/8 in; 32.0675 cm x 22.86 cm x 12.3825 cm