Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
INV.13986
Date:
1911
Medium:
Silver, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "KING / GEORGE V / MARY / QUEEN / CONSORT"
in relief: on reverse of handle: "CROWNED AT WESTMINSTER JUNE 22ND 1911"
stamped: on handle finial, reverse side: series of three letters(?) in rectangle followed by flower(?), lio
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with gilding; double profile portrait of King George V and Queen Mary enclosed in a wreath on inside of oval bowl; handle with throne at center and royal crest finial; relief inscription and stamped hallmarks on reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
