Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1920
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 13.7 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with plain pointed oval bowl and cast handle with images of Nebraska state capitol, livestock, locomotive, and blacksmith with harbor view in the distance; stamped maker's mark and pseudo-hallmarks on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Object Number:
1949.192
Marks:
in relief: on obverse of handle: ". . . / EQUALITY / LAW[?] / NEBRASKA"
in relief: on reverse of handle: "STATE / CAPITOL"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "[crown]W[lion]" and "STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
5509
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Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1920
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 x 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with handle finial in the form of a full-length figure of a serving maid; relief inscription inside bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Object Number:
1949.193
Marks:
in relief: inside bowl: "Walter Baker & Co Limited / Dorchester / Mass. / Established 1780 / Breakfast Cocoa"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
5508
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Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1854
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 7.3 x 7 cm )
Silver Weight: 3 oz (troy) 17 dwt (119 g)
Description:
Wrought silver pitcher from a pocket Communion Service; circular body with sides the taper at the shoulder and foot; applied stepped shoulder raised and flared around the pouring rim, low at the sides and back, high and wide at the lip; applied, cast handle tapers toward the bottom; stepped foot applied around the base; center of the body engraved with the arms of the Clarkson family, shield with a silver bend engraved with three rings, surmounted by an armor helmet and a dragon's head, surrounded by foliate scrolls and draped at the bottom with a banner that reads, "DEO FIDENDOM" in roman letters; below the arms in gothic script, "A. V. C." over, "JUNE 1854" in roman letters; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Object Number:
1928.22b
Marks:
engraved: front center: the arms of the Clarkson family, shield with a silver bend engraved with three rings, surmounted by an armor helmet and a dragon's head, surrounded by foliate scrolls and draped at the bottom with a banner that reads, "DEO FIDENDOM
Gallery Label:
This portable communion set was owned by Augustus Vallette Clarkson (1828-1907), rector of the Church of St. Augustine in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The communion set was likely a gift to Clarkson in 1854, the year of his ordination, and would have been used when ministering to parishioners in their homes or visiting those confined to hospitals or prisons.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
5505
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Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1805
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Silver teaspoon with down-turned fiddle-end handle and with short, splayed midrib along underside; engraved initials, "LSB" in script along front; pointed oval bowl has tapered drop; maker's hallmarks stamped along underside of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number:
1941.79
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "LSB" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "I. W. FORBES" in a rectangle and three unidentifiable pseudohallmarks
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
5502
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Child's fork
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 15.2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
silver child's fork with a slightly upturned threaded fiddle handle with short midribs on both sides and the engraved initials, "C.L." in script on the front; flared shoulders and four curved tines; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number:
1930.39
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "C.L." in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "W. G. & S" in a rectangle, and unreadable diamond mark
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
5500
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Mustard spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver mustard spoon with a downturned coffin handle with the engraved initials, "LSSS" in script; small circular bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number:
1930.37
Marks:
engraved on the handle: "LSSS" in script;
stamped on the underside of the handle: "SHEPHERD & BOYD" in a serrated rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
5498
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Egg spoon
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820 - 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 14.6 x 1.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Silver egg spoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short midrib on the underside; long ovoid bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1301
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "H. WISHART" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
5497
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Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750-1770
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 19.4 x 4.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with an upturned handle with a faint, splayed midrib on the front and the engraved initials, "E K" in block letters on the underside of the handle; elliptical bowl with a rattail drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1947.508
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "EK" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "BW" in a rectangle with left slanting side
Gallery Label:
This spoon belonged to the donor's great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth King (b. May 4, 1741 in Stamford, CT).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1770
eMuseum Object ID:
5496
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Marrow scoop
Classification:
Date:
1827/28
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 22.5 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
silver marrow scoop with a thin threaded stem with each end channeled in the form of a long narrow scoop in two widths; larger channeled end with flared shoulders and a shell drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.140
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of teh stem: "ME/ ME" in a rectangle, lion passant in a cartouche, leopard's head in a shield, "m" in a cartouche, king's bust in an oval
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1828
eMuseum Object ID:
5495
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Tea infuser
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Cast and wrought silver tea infuser; globular body with two foliate scroll bands applied around the center; paisley perforations in two rings around the top and bottom of the body; hinged in the center; chain with a ring terminal attached to the top; makers' marks stamped on the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Object Number:
1988.54
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: "STERLING" besides a winged "S"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
5477
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