Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1971.54
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 13.3 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "HS" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "J. S. MOTT/ FULTON ST NY"
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle decorated with a sheaf of wheat and sickle and the engraved initials, "HS" in foliate script; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with shell decoration; stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
