Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Trowel, Ceremonial |
Accession number |
723 |
Catalog Number |
723.1 |
Date |
05/25/1870 |
Dimensions |
W-4 L-13 inches |
Collection |
Trowels |
Place of Origin |
San Francisco, CA |
Description |
Silver trowel with ivory handle Inscribed: Presented to The M.W. Leonidas E. Pratt Grand Master of Masons in the State of California for Laying the Corner Stone of the U.S. Branch Mint Building in San Francisco May 25th 1870 by Bro. W.P.C. Stebbins. Superintendent of its construction |
Caption |
Trowel, U.S. Branch Mint, San Francisco, 1870 |
Title |
Silver Trowel with Ivory Handle |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Credit line |
Anonymous Gift |