Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt spoons
Object Number:
INV.14517a-c
Date:
ca. 1830-1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 4 1/4 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 10.8 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "ARW" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "G W. WEBB" in a rectangle, "10.15" in a rectangle
Description:
Three silver salt spoons with downturned fiddle handles engraved, "ARW" in script; pointed shoulders and shell bowls; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
