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Carafe

Designer: Marion Anderson Noyes, American, 1907-2002
Medium: Pewter
Place Manufactured: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Dates: ca. 1933
Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 5 x 5 in. (19.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Markings: Incised on underside of canister, in script: "Marion Louise Anderson" underscored twice
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1991.258.10
Credit Line: Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes
Image: Overall, 1991.258.10.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Lightly brushed pewter carafe. Bulging cone-shaped body, angles in at bottom to flat base; long cylindrical neck flares out as it rises to the mouth. Condition: Good; some light scratches and small spots of discoloration.

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