Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoons (2)
Object Number:
1950.156ab
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 1/2 x 1 x 1/4 in. ( 14 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "JEB" in script
stamped: on the underside of the stem: "S*E" in a rectangle
Description:
Pair of silver teaspoons with downturned pointed silver handles with bright-cut decoration and the engraving, "JEB" in script; oval pointed bowls with foliate scroll decoration and broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Gallery Label:
These teaspoons were given to the donor's mother in 1871 by her great-aunt, Elizabeth Beals Partridge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
