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Coin Bank with Swan Finial Bank
This is a bank. It is dated 1829–1854 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Mrs. James O. Green.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.
- fast ASHANTI Ring And Mold
- H x diam.: 1.6 × 3.1 cm (5/8 × 1 1/4 in.) H x diam.: 9.7 × 5.3 cm (3 13/16....
- The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
- 2016-34-17-a/c
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 12 × 7 × 6.2 cm (4 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On underside of coin jar: [1] “CG”, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] tower with a "c", impressed (standard mark, Hamburg, Germany)* * Hamburg’s assay masters included letters to identify themselves. The “c” for Friedrich Christoph Greve (active 1829–1854)
Cite this object as
Coin Bank with Swan Finial Bank; silver; H x W x D: 12 × 7 × 6.2 cm (4 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. James O. Green; 1931-60-1
