cover image: Posey holder

20.500.12592/v0bg71

Posey holder

Research in Progress tapering tubular handle curving to a small ball, with chain and ring attached. Oak-leaf and acorn ornamentation at base of filigree.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Date published
ca. 1850
Dates
ca. 1850
Format
Silver
Pages
H x W x D: 13 x 3.6 x 3 cm (5 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India USA
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1959-58-1
Rights
Gift of Mrs. Marguerite Parmly Hanford Jordan
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/49cf53d453efaf915405c48979a138a1