Collection Highlights
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
Date:
March 29, 1933
Object Number:
LIB.F128.HD251.R28
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Serving spoons (2)
Object Number:
1981.23ab
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 12 1/2 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 31.8 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "R" in foliate script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "W G Forbes" in script in a rectangle
Description:
Pair of silver serving spoons with down-turned oval-end handles with faint midribs at undersides. Handle-ends each engraved with single initial "R" in foliate script; pointed ovular bowls have tapered drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marshall Blankarn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
