Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoons (3)
Object Number:
INV.14091a-c
Date:
1804/05
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 21.3 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "SH" in a chamfered rectangle, lion passant, leopard's head, "I" in a cartouche and a king's bust
engraved: on the handles: "RLL" in script
Description:
Three silver tablespoons with downturned oval handles with short midribs and the engraved initials, "RLL" in script; pointed oval bowls with broad tipped drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
