Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1983.30
Date:
ca. 1805-1815
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 15.9 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "JME" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "ROCKWELL" in a serrated rectangle, sheaf of wheat in a rectangle
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned coffin handle with bright-cut engraving and the initials, "JME" in script; pointed oval bowl with a tapered drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
