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
Sugar spoon
Object Number:
1941.90
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 17.1 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "A M" in gothic script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: lion passant, leopard's head, "HCY" backwards, "I D[?] N.Y."
Description:
silver sugar spoon with an upturned threaded, pointed oval handle with a beaded edge and shell decoaration; handle engraved, "A M" in gothic script; scalloped shell bowl with a shell drop; unidentifiable maker's marks on the reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
