Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1954.156
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 14.9 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SEM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "W. Thomson" in script in a rectangle
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short midrib on the underside and the engrved initials, "SEM" in script on the front; pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; maker's amrk stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dorothy C. Barck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
