Collection Highlights
Front View of St. Peter's Church with the intended steeple
Date:
1785
Object Number:
PR.McComb.4.70
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Butter knives (8)
Object Number:
INV.14542a-h
Date:
ca. 1911
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 7/8 x 7/8 x 1/8 in. ( 14.9 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "LSG" in script
stamped: on the handles: "PAT/ 1911" beside lion passant in a chamfered square, anchor in a shield and a gothic "G" in a chamfered square
Description:
Eight silver butter knives with flat, threaded wavy-end handles with crown tips and the engraved initials, "LSG" in script; flat rounded blades; maker's marks stamped on the handles.
"Plymouth" pattern, issued by Groham in 1911.
Gallery Label:
LSG is Louise Stafford Gilder, the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise S. Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
