Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1962.2
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "EM/ 1846" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "C & A. W. JOHNSON" incuse beside a bust, "G" and a lion passant in rectangles
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with basket decoration; engraved on the underside, "EM/ 1846" in script; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with shell decoration; maker's marks stamped on the underside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. John V. Irwin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
