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Tea Service: Sugar Bowl with Lid
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
Tea Service: Sugar Bowl with Lid
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
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Tea Service: Sugar Bowl with Lid

Artifact IDMO 63.1526d
Object Type Bowl, Sugar
Date before 1962
Gifter
Place MadeEgypt, Africa
Medium Silver, plastic
DimensionsOverall H 4 in (10.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionSilver repousse sugar bowl with lid, one of a five piece tea service. Lid has a white plastic knob in center. Two thin silver handles are attached to each side of the bowl.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis Tea set was delivered in person by Salah Nasir, Director of the General Intelligence Agency in Cairo and received for President Kennedy by John McClone, Director of the CIA. It was transferred to the General Service Administration where it was held until donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Heads of State (National Archives Identifier 1677008)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteThis material is not subject to any known copyright or other image use restrictions.
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