Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1943.356
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 14.3 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "PR"
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "T & H" in a rectangle
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "PR" in script on the front; pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Mary L. and Ellen D. Constant
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
