Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
1949.226
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 9.8 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
etched: inside bowl: "ROSELLE N.J. / VAN COURT / INN"
stamped: on reverse: ". . . RW&S STERLING"
Description:
silver souvenir spoon with view of the Van Court Inn, Roselle, New Jersey, etched on inside of bowl; handle with scroll design, blank cartouche, and asymmetrical shell finial; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
