Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoon
Object Number:
1944.49
Date:
ca. 1850-1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 18.7 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MF" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "BROWN & MARSTERS"
Description:
silver tablespoon with an upturned fiddle handle with a short splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "MF" in script on the front, flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
