Object Details
Manufacturer
Charles Victor Gibert, French
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Rounded deep bowl with pierced openwork covering interior in concentric circles in the shape of a spider web. Large long leaves fan out from neck overlapping pierced decoration. On neck, relief monkey applied as if sitting perched. Handle formed and decorated in bamboo-shape with occassional knobs and horizontal breaks. Handle widening slightly towards rounded terminal, which is covered in knobbed decoration.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds
Date
ca. 1890
Accession Number
1996-56-41
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Object Name
sifter
Type
sifter
Medium
silver
Dimensions
L x W x D: 20.7 × 6.9 × 4 cm (8 1/8 × 2 11/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
manufactured in
Paris, France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1996-56-41