This handsome hand-fashioned silver pill box is inherently appealing !
Imagine cutting this distinctive bird shape with a jeweler's saw?
| Description | This handsome hand-fashioned silver pill box is inherently appealing ! Imagine cutting this distinctive bird shape with a jeweler's saw?
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| About the Artist | Active since the 1970's, Elizabeth is a Navajo silversmith best known for her miniatures, vases, boxes and whistles. The mother of Wesley K. Whitman, she stamps her work "E.M.W." |
| Culture | American Indian, Navajo |
| Medium | Sterling silver |
| Troy ounces | .79 troy ounces |
| Size | 1 3/4" length X 1 1/4" width (without hinges), 1/3" height |
| Signed | "E.M.W." and "STERLING" is stamped on bottom |
| Date of creation | Circa 1975 |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Provenance | CNC Arizona collector of AI jewelry |
| Gram weight | 24.6 grams |