Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Miniature spoon
Object Number:
1985.26
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 5/8 x 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "C. H." in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "J. D. CHASE" in a rectangle
Description:
Cast silver miniature or child's toy spoon with an upturned fiddle handle with a splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "C. H." in script on the front; sugar loaf shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr.Robert G. Goelet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
