About the Artwork
Baby's Rattle and Teething Coral
1816 or 1817
Lea and Company
1816-1817
English
Unknown
Silver and coral
Overall: 5 1/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 inches (13 × 4.4 × 3.5 cm)
Toys and Games
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Mrs. Rene Muller
48.177
Public Domain
Markings
Marked, maker's mark, stamped on the mouthpiece and at the end, near the coral: L & C Marked, near the coral: S
Provenance
Mrs. Rene Muller;1948-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Lea and Company, Baby's Rattle and Teething Coral, 1816 or 1817, silver and coral. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Rene Muller, 48.177.
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