Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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Tablespoons (2)
Object Number:
INV.14303ab
Date:
1839-1845
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 22.9 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "WLH" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "BENEDICT & SQUIRE" in rectangles
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles engraved, "WLH" in script; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls; makers' 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.
