Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Serving spoon
Object Number:
INV.14548
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 7 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "STERLING/ G. T. SADTLER & SONS"
Description:
silver serving spoon with a pierced double-swell fiddle handle with cherubim gathering stawberries and graped bunches in low relief; foliate scroll shoulders; deep, gilt, ovoid bowl with scalloped lower edges and strawberries and grape bunch decoration; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise S. Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
