Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1942.272b
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:
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "F. MARQUAND" in a conforming rectangle, bost in an ovoid, lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, and "G" in an oval
engraved: on the handle: "HJL" in script
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle, flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with shell decoration; engraved on the handle, "HJL" in script; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Gallery Label:
This teaspoon originally belonged to Harriet Jackson Lyon (1807-1854, Mrs. Peter MacMartin), whose initials are engraved on the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harriet MacMartin Richards
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
