Bread Basket with Hualpai Village Engraving

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CreatorReed and BartonSubjectTools and equipment for materialsFood service tools and equipmentBuilding furnishingsLighting deviceHousehold accessoryOther tools and equipment for materialsArizona--historySilverwork--historyBattleships--United States--History--20th centuryArizona (Battleship)Arizona State Capitol Museum--ExhibitionsSilver servers--ExhibitionsSilverwork--ExhibitionsDescriptionCircular sterling silver bread basket created for the USS Arizona Silver Service. The base of the basket is round and slightly depressed in the center. The center features an engraving entitled "Hualpai Village, " a depiction of the Walpi village. Surrounding the engraving is pierced silver in a pattern of scrolls and leaves. To either side of the engraving is a circle containing an eagle clutching an anchor. The circle has foliage on either side and a shell underneath. To the top and bottom of the engraving is the state seal while the other side displays the NAVY emblem. Each symbol is displayed under an eagle and flanked by double swagged flags and cacti. A handle of pierced silver rises from either side of the tray. At the top of the handle is a bar containing the word "Arizona" under two dolphins facing a seashell; a triton protrudes from either side of the bar. The tray sits on four scrolled feet.TypePhysical ObjectOriginal FormatSterling silver, copper platingContributing InstitutionArizona Capitol MuseumCollectionUSS Arizona Silver Service CollectionRights StatementIN COPYRIGHT
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Copyright and/or publication rights for all images in this collection are retained by this institution. Contact the Arizona Capitol Museum at 602-926-3620 or https://azcapitolmuseum.gov for further information.

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StateArizonaCountryUnited States

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ExhibitUSS Arizona (Exhibited September 2006 - )Digital FormatJPEG

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