Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Egg spoons (10) (Rouen)
Object Number:
1936.394-403
Date:
ca. 1892
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 4 5/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 11.7 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "PAT. APLD. FOR"
stamped: on the underside of the bowl: lion passant, anchor, gothic "G" over "STERLING"
engraved: on the handle: "P B" in gothic script
Description:
Ten silver egg spoons in the Rouen pattern with upturned wavy end, double-swell fiddle handles decorated with scrolled foliate decoration and engraved with the initials, "P B" in gothic script; oval pear, gilt bowl with a scallop drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle and bowl.
Gallery Label:
These spoons were presented by the donor with the Commodore Perry silver service, however they are not part of the set.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
