- On View
- Power of Place Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Manufactured by
- Empire Craft Corporation, American, 1930 - 1950
- Owned by
- Lyons, Louis Daniels, American, 1873 - 1944
- Date
- 1930-1950
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (7 × 7 × 7 cm)
- Description
- This is a small urn with a wide rim. The rim has a raised rope pattern. The urn body narrows near the middle, with the middle portion bulges out in a narrow ring. Below the ring is a tapered base, wider at the bottom. The bottom of the urn has series of concentric rings with etched text in the center that reads "Empire/ STERLING/ WEIGHTED/ 52."
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- urns
- Topic
- Business
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.