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Globe with Mahogany Stand
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| Accession #: | 3321.76 |
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| Title: | Globe with Mahogany Stand |
| Object Type: | Globe |
| Participants: |
Davenport, Louis M. (user)
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| Physical Description: | World globe set in mahogany base in Regency style with lion mask decor and paw feet. |
| Description: | To aid the widow of Spokane's F. Lewis ."ark, Louis Davenport purchased several estate items. Among them was this mahogany-framed globe, a gift to Winifred Clark from Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm after he lost a yachting race against her husband. A plaque on the mahogany stand reads "Winifred, 1909." |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Household Accessory (Furnishing), Decorative Arts (Decorative Arts)
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| Geographical Reference: | Germany (International->Europe) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 52 x 48 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
mahogany (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
"WINIFRED 1909" on stand. On bottom of globe stand: F.B. 1909 and a symbol with 1909.
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| Credit Line: | The Estate of Lewis M. Davenport, Jr. |
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