Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1941.80
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.9 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "LSD" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "STALEY S. BALDWIN" in a rectangle over "NEW-YORK" incuse
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a splayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "LSB" in script on the front; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
