Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
1949.192
Date:
ca. 1920
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 13.7 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on obverse of handle: ". . . / EQUALITY / LAW[?] / NEBRASKA"
in relief: on reverse of handle: "STATE / CAPITOL"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "[crown]W[lion]" and "STERLING"
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with plain pointed oval bowl and cast handle with images of Nebraska state capitol, livestock, locomotive, and blacksmith with harbor view in the distance; stamped maker's mark and pseudo-hallmarks on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
