Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooklyn Bridge souvenir spoon
Object Number:
2017.36.9a
Date:
1901-1920
Medium:
Sterling silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 × 11/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 1.7 × 0.6 cm)
Marks:
On the verso of handle: “P [in heart] & [in heart] B STERLING.”
Inscriptions:
Description:
Sterling silver spoon, embossed in bowl “BROOKLYN BRIDGE” with image of Brooklyn Bridge and “ NEW YORK CITY.” Handle-end decorated with embossed silhouette of the Flatiron Building.
Gallery Label:
Souvenir spoons commemorating specific people, places, or events have been common forms of memorabilia since the late nineteenth century. These spoons have handle-ends shaped like the Flatiron building, and bowls embossed with images of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Bibliography:
Credit Line:
Gift of Vivian Awner
Provenance:
Place Made:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
