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1905

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1997

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Hatpin Holder Hatpin Holder

This is a hatpin holder. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Frances Jones Poetker. It is credited Gift of Frances Jones Poetker.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 15.8 × 7.6 cm (6 1/4 in. × 3 in.)

It has the following markings

On edge of the hatpin holder base: [1] "STERLING", impressed (standard mark)

Cite this object as

Hatpin Holder Hatpin Holder; silver; H x diam.: 15.8 × 7.6 cm (6 1/4 in. × 3 in.); Gift of Frances Jones Poetker; 1997-130-5

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