Napkin Ring
date: label: date made
content: 1875 - 1885
name: label: maker
content: Meriden Britannia Company
notes: label: Description
content: Figural napkin ring featuring a stork standing on its left leg with neck extended over and right leg folded against an angled oval holder; heavy circular base imitates rocky ground with foliage. Front of ring flat chased with an asymmetrical design of a diagonal band and flowers. Base underside struck incuse with a circular trademark of a pointed shield with balanced scales bordered by "MERIDEN / B. COMPANY" above "163".
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Meriden
topic: label: Subject
content: Eating
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Bessie E. Law
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.292635.0001
label: catalog number
content: 292635.0001
label: accession number
content: 292635
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ring, napkin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver plate (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: electroplate (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 8.255 cm x 7.9375 cm x 6.0325 cm