Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
INV.13970
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.3 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
in relief: inside bowl: "OLD KENTUCKY HOME"
engraved: inside bowl: "LOUISVILLE"
in relief: on obverse of handle: "KENTUCKY" and "UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL"
in relief: on reverse: "S[in circle] STERLING"
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with view of "Old Kentucky Home" on inside of oval bowl; wavy handle with "KENTUCKY" in relief at center and state seal(?) with two men standing side by side with hands clasped below slogan, "UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL; maker's mark on reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
