Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sppon or ladle w/carved handle
Object Number:
INV.8242
Date:
ca. 1750-1900
Medium:
Ivory, horn, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Spoon or small ladle with circular horn bowl attached to carved ivory handle with three iron pins; acorn finial and cross-hatched band carved at end of handle stem.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
