Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
INV.470
Date:
ca. 1891
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 14.9 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on obverse of handle: "Rip Van Winkle"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "D [in oval] STERLING PAT'D. MAR. 31 91."
stamped: on back of bowl: "PAT. MCH. 3, 91."
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with teardrop-shaped bowl and spatulate handle with full-length figure of Rip Van Winkle on obverse; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
