Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ladle
Object Number:
INV.14531
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 16.2 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SHS" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: between two eagles in circles, "A. Mc. HARG" in a rectangle
Description:
silver ladle with an upturned fiddle handle and shell decoration; the engraved initials, "SHS" in script; flared shoulders and a horizontal elliptical bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise S. Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
