dishes
A Pair of Dishes
Maker unrecorded. late 19th–early 20th century. silver. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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dishesObject type
dishes is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “dishes” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
dishes
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
SilverMaterial
Silver is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “silver” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
silver
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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