Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoons (12)
Object Number:
INV.14525a-l
Date:
ca. 1830-1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "ARW" in foliate script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "G W. WEBB" in a rectangle, "10.15" in a rectangle
Description:
Twelve silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles engraved, "ARW" in foliate script; pointed shoulders and pointed oval bowls with inscribed broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
