Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
1949.212
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. ( 11.4 x 2.2 x 1 cm )
Marks:
etched: inside bowl: "Fredericton / N. B."
stamped: on back of bowl: "STERLING" followed by a maple leaf(?)
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with etched inscription on gilded ground; handle finial in the form of a sailing ship.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
