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    "localId": "161463",
    "label": "Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon",
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    "id": "161463",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon",
    "description": "This small salt dish and spoon reflect the late 19th-century interest in incorporating naturalistic details into the design of useful pieces-in this instance probably inspired by Japanese examples.",
    "date": "1884",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.14.a",
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    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
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    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 2.8 x 12.3 x 6.1 cm (1 1/8 x 4 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "America, Rhode Island, Providence, 19th century"
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    "tec": "handwrought sterling silver, partially gilt",
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    "dept": "Decorative Art and Design",
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