Title:
USS LST-180 Christening Bowl
Object ID:
2016.204.08
Object Name:
Bowl, Decorative
Date:
1943
Description:
Stored inside wooden storage box [2016.204.06]
Large silver bowl with ribbon sealed in base and engraving on outside for ceremony and memorialization of christening ceremony for LST-180 at the Evansville Shipyard on June 3, 1943. Stored inside red bag with blue drawstring featuring label "Bitterman Bros. --- Silversmiths --- Evansville IN".
Engraving features text as follows: "U.S.S L.S.T 180 … Dorothy V. Falls … Evansville Ship Yard … June 3, 1943"
Approx. 4" deep (including base) & 10.25" diameter
Large silver bowl with ribbon sealed in base and engraving on outside for ceremony and memorialization of christening ceremony for LST-180 at the Evansville Shipyard on June 3, 1943. Stored inside red bag with blue drawstring featuring label "Bitterman Bros. --- Silversmiths --- Evansville IN".
Engraving features text as follows: "U.S.S L.S.T 180 … Dorothy V. Falls … Evansville Ship Yard … June 3, 1943"
Approx. 4" deep (including base) & 10.25" diameter
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Bowl in Bag
Bag Label
Engraving on Bowl
Side 1 Damage
Side 2 Tarnish
Top/Interior
Underside Full
Underside Stamp 1
Underside Stamp 2
Bowl in Bag
Bag Label
Engraving on Bowl
Side 1 Damage
Side 2 Tarnish
Top/Interior
Underside Full
Underside Stamp 1
Underside Stamp 2