MakerMade by
The Kalo Shop(American, active 1900–1970)American, active 1900–1970
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Chafing Dish with Tray
Date1905–1914
PlaceChicago, Illinois, United States
MediumSterling silver and ebony
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 24 × 20 in. (24.8 × 61 × 50.8 cm)
A) Tray: 1 1/4 × 20 in. (3.2 × 50.8 cm)
A) Tray: 1 1/4 × 20 in. (3.2 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust
Object number2005.1208.A-.F
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History“Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 30–February 15, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Tray(A) and lid(E) have an applied monogram: "EBA" (Emma Burban Ayer)
Tray(A), Deep Dish(C), Handled Pan(D), Sterno(F) are stamped on the underside: "STERLING / HAND BEATEN / AT /KALO SHOPS / PARK RIDGE / ILLS."
Stand(B) stamped on the underside: "HAND BEATEN / AT /KALO SHOPS / PARK RIDGE / ILLS. STERLING"
Tray(A) stamped "4683" beneath the above mark.
Tray(A), Deep Dish(C), Handled Pan(D), Sterno(F) are stamped on the underside: "STERLING / HAND BEATEN / AT /KALO SHOPS / PARK RIDGE / ILLS."
Stand(B) stamped on the underside: "HAND BEATEN / AT /KALO SHOPS / PARK RIDGE / ILLS. STERLING"
Tray(A) stamped "4683" beneath the above mark.
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