Fish server
CultureChinese
Dateca. 1850
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
InscribedMarked on front "W" (Dr. George Wilson -- great-great-grandfather of Capt. Miles, b. 1790-d. 1861, mentions fish server in his will, and the old English "W" on this piece is for "Wilson"). Maker's mark on back of handle "Unknown (resembles bird perched on branch in a shield) - leopard head crowned - lion passant to left - KHC"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Alfred H. Miles, in memory of her husband, Captain Alfred Hart Miles, USN, Ret.
Object number57.27.1
Not on view
DescriptionFish server. Fiddle thread design handle and serving portion a jour showing fish among foliage.
ca. 1920
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