Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Sugar spoon
Object Number:
1927.49
Date:
1844-50
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 17.5 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "J & W. MOIR" in a rectangle
engraved: on the handle: "HE" in script
Description:
Drop-hammered silver sugar spoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short, splayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "HE" in script; flared shoulders and a scalloped shell bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
