Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoons (3)
Object Number:
1973.6g-i
Date:
1794
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 22.5 x 4.4 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "BMW" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "I * V" in roman letters in a cartouche, roman "P" in a shield, and an illegible figure in a shield
Description:
Three silver tablespoons with downturned rounded-end handles with short back midribs and pointed oval bowls with tapered drops; handles engraved, "BMW" in bright-cut script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Gallery Label:
These tablespoons, along with a mug, beaker and a set of teaspoons, were purchase from John Vernon by Benjamin White in 1794. The bill of sale for these objects is also in the collection of the New-York Historical Society.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
