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"Dixie cup" mug
"Dixie cup" mug

"Dixie cup" mug

Maker (American, born 1944)
Dateca. 1980
Geographic OriginMaplewood, New Jersey | United States of America
MediumSilver, gilding
DimensionsOverall: H 4 x W 4 3/4 in. (H 10.2 x W 12.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist, 1984
Object number84.10
Copyright© the artist; photograph by Gene Young
On View
Not on view
Object NameCup
Title Details
Label Caption Title "Dixie cup" mug
InscriptionsMark on bottom: STERLING / U.VITALIExhibition History"Renwick Craft Invitational 2011", Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, (March 25 - July 31, 2011)
"Style, Status and Sterling: The Triumph of Silver in America," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (March 11, 2005 - May 31, 2006)
"Needless Necessity: Jewelry and Silver in America," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (November 27, 1998 - July 10, 2001)

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