Can you identify these objects from around Rosenbach collection? Post your thoughts and the answers will be revealed next week.
Item #1:
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| The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia |
Here’s a side view of this piece of Victorian silver.
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| The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia |
And here’s a top view
Item #2:
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| The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia |
This item lives on the mantelpiece in the Marianne Moore room.
Item #3:
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| The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia |
This also belonged to Miss Moore.
Item #4
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| The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia |
This piece of 18th-century silver is on display in the dining room, so you may have seen it on a tour. The hole in the top is a big clue to its function.
Happy puzzling!
Kathy Haas is the Associate Curator at the Rosenbach Museum & Library and the primary poster at the Rosen-blog
item#3 appears to be a small darning eggs most likely for use in mending the fingers of gloves. I have a couple like this; one in wood and one in bone.