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Creamer

Manufacturer: Merle F. Faber, American, 20th century
Medium: Silverplate
Place Manufactured: San Francisco, California, USA
Dates: late 1930s
Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (4.8 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm)
Markings: Impressed on underside in a circle containing "MERLE F. FABER / PRODUCTS / S. F." Impressed below circle: "QUADRUPLE PLATE"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 2004.12.3
Credit Line: Gift of Jewel Stern
Image: Group, 2004.12.3_2004.12.4a-b_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Silver-plated creamer; squat cylindrical form, slightly rounded at bottom to flat base, straight-edged opening pulled out slightly to form short spout, opposing attached handle in shape of rectangular block. CONDITION: Good; light scratching and tarnish.

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