Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoons (2)
Object Number:
1940.24-25
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "ABB" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "C. YOUNGS" in a rectangle over "BRIDGEPORT" in a rectangle
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles with short midribs on the undersides and the engraved initilas, "ABB" in script on the front; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfred M. F. Kiddle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
