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Object NameCasserole Cradle
Made FromBrass Plated White Metal; Plastic
Dateabout 1959
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueSoldered; Plated
SizeOverall H: 14.2 cm, W: 17 cm, L: 35.9 cm
Accession Number98.7.18
Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBrass plated white metal; white plastic; soldered, plated; frame is a rough hemispherical shape; two handles, one opposite the other; handle ends squared off, ends have ribbed plastic tubes snapped over them; handles' sides angled down and tapered in; interior ends bent down and rounded in to form sides of cradle; at bottom of cradle sides bent down and angled out to form four straight legs, balls attached to ends of legs; horizontal ring attached to cradle where sides bent down to form legs, ring forms base support of cradle.
Provenance
Former Collection Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management - 1998-08-31
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1957
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