Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dessert spoons (2)
Object Number:
1939.222-223
Date:
ca. 1790-1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 6 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 17.5 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "B" in gothic script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "Burger" in script in a conforming rectangle
Description:
Pair of cast silver dessert spoons with downturned pointed handles with bright-cut decoration around engraved Borrowe family crests, eagle with wings spread holding a shield engraved with a crowned lion's head in one talon on fess, above the engraved initials, "B" in gothic script; pointed oval bowls with tapered drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Gallery Label:
These dessert spoons belonged to the Borrowe family.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Effie Beekman Borrowe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
