Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ladle
Object Number:
1952.418
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 19.4 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "HCSS" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "SHEPHERD & BOYD" in roman lettters in a serrated rectangle
Description:
silver ladle with a down turned fiddle handle engraved, "HCSS" in script, flaring shoulders and a deep, horizontal elliptical bowl with an incised crescent drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. H. Philip Schuyler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
