BELL PUSH
Creator(s): Edward F. Caldwell & Company, Inc. (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
The bell push is made with a round pinkish marble base set in ormolu. On this sits an ormolu cupid who is holding an ormolu basket filled with enamel leaves and fruit made from pearls and glass beads. The cupid has outspread wings and is kneeling behind the bowl that he holds. There are two pushes on the very front which are labeled.
- Object name:
- BELL PUSH
- Made from:
- Ormolu -- enamel -- glass -- marble
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 7.9 × 7.2 cm (3 1/8 × 2 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.101
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- MARK; INSCRIPTION underneath: E.F. Caldwell and Co Inc New York; on push: Maid (left side); Door (right side)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973