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Sardine Box with Sardine Finial and Tray Sardine Box

This is a sardine box. It was manufactured by James Deakin & Sons. It is dated ca. 1870 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is copper, silver, glass . It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Master’s Program in the History of Decorative Arts, Cooper-Hewitt/Parsons School of Design.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 9 × 17.5 × 16.3 cm (3 9/16 × 6 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside of base: [1] “JAMES DEAKINS & SONS / SHEFFIELD” under a lamp, impressed (manufacturer’s mark) [2] “P6648”, impressed (model number) On underside of lid: [1] “P6648”, impressed (model number)

Cite this object as

Sardine Box with Sardine Finial and Tray Sardine Box; Manufactured by James Deakin & Sons; England; copper, silver, glass ; H x W x D: 9 × 17.5 × 16.3 cm (3 9/16 × 6 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Master’s Program in the History of Decorative Arts, Cooper-Hewitt/Parsons School of Design; 1993-47-5-a/c

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