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OMN: Beet AKA: Fig

SUG0070e

Maker: OMN: Beet AKA: Fig
References: Lechner 2 p. 140, 147, 273; mwpgs.net, V3 Issue 2.
Description:

Lobed bulb, as in a fig or garlic clove; fine vertical striations. pointed, spring-fingered metal cap. Can Also be found with a rounded bent stem lid, which Lechner called Disguised Fig.

Decoration: Hand painted Florals and color washes
Shape: bulb lobe fig garlic
Colors Known: Clear, Clear cranberry; opaque white, translucent yellow
Size: Unknown
Date/Era: ca. 1893
Submitted By: S.Smith lk2023
Special Comments:

Design patented by Albert Steffin in 1893, No. 22,781. A online catalog image of this shaker can be found at mwpgs.net, V3 Issue 2. This shaker has a very rare Royal Flemish Decoration,

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