Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoons (3)
Object Number:
1957.225a-c
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 8 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (22.5 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm)
Each (b, c): 7 1/8 × 1 3/8 × 7/8 in. (18.1 × 3.5 ×
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "S" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "SRichard" in script conforming, "S * W" in a rectangle
Description:
Three silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs on the undersides and the engraved initials, "S" in script on the obverse; pointed oval drops with broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Constance Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
