Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Tablespoon
Object Number:
1923.63
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 23.2 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "WG" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "T & H" in a rectangle
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "WG" in script and an elliptical bowl with a broad drop; 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.
