Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
INV.13983
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 1 x 7/8 in. ( 12.7 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "POST OFFICE / BALTIMORE / M D."
in relief: on obverse of handle: "BALTIMORE MD.", "BATTLE / MONUMENT", and "POE'S / MONUMENT"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "STERLING" and mark with initial "A" between circular depressions
Description:
silver souvenir spoon with view of the Baltimore, Maryland, Post Office on inside of oval bowl; scalloped handle with views of Battle Monument, Poe's Monument, and "BALTIMORE MD." in relief; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
