Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Soup ladle
Object Number:
1984.60
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 34.9 x 11.1 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "GEORGEC.HOWE" in a rectangle, with pseudo hallmarks of a star in circular surround; bird in elliptical surround; and an anchor in an oval surround
Description:
Silver soup ladle with down-turned fiddle-end handle decorated with basket end and engraved script initials "EM"; flared shoulders and horizontal elliptical bowl with a rounded shell-outline drop; maker's hallmarks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Noel S. Bowers
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
