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"Boston Lighthouse" cocktail shaker
International Silver Company (active 1898 to the present)
designed about 1927; made about 1927–29
Object Place: Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Medium/Technique
Silverplated metal (probably chrome)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 13 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (34.9 x 13.3 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in honor of Patricia and William C. Swan
Accession Number2011.1686a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
DescriptionShaker, lid, strainer, and removable finial.
Marks
Stamped into base of shaker: Logo in half circle: "INTERNATIONAL / I [in rectangle] s [in rectangle] / SILVER PLATE / EPNS / 343 / 56 oz." Stamped into bottom rim of lid: "PAT'D JAN. 11-1927"
InscriptionsScratched into base beneath mark: "R-7-48-QAIV [?] - NX"
Provenance1953, given as a wedding gift to Pat and William (Bill) Swan, Dover, Massachusetts from William's parents; by inheritance within the family; 2011, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 2011)