Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
INV.461
Date:
1904
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.9 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH SEPT. 11, 1814."
in relief: on obverse of handle: "LAKE CHAMPLAIN," "ROYAL SAVAGE," and "COMMODORE / MACDONOUGH"
in relief: on reverse of handle: "STERLING CHAS. J. DALE PATENTED" and "EXCELSIOR"
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with view of Lake Champlain on inside of oval bowl; bust of Commodore Thomas Macdonough, hero of the War of 1812, and his ship, "Royal Savage," on obverse of handle; coat of arms of the State of New York on reverse of handle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
