Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
1987.6b
Date:
ca. 1909
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 14.9 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "CLERMONT / 1807 / THE / HUDSON-FULTON / CELEBRATION /1909"
in relief: on obverse of handle: "DE HALVE MAENE / 1609" and "EXCELSIOR[on banner] / NEW YORK"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "TIFFANY & CO [diamond] STERLING M" i
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with image of the steamboat "Clermont" on inside of oval bowl; downturned, pointed oval handle with Henry Hudson's "Half Moon" and New York state shield in relief; rounded drop; stamped maker's mark and engraved initials on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walston S. Brown
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
