Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoons (2)
Object Number:
1950.116ab
Date:
ca. 1820-1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 23.5 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "MS" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "A. RASCH & CO" in a rectangle
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs on the undersides; handles engraved, "MS" in foliate script; squared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan of the Beekman Family Association
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
