Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cream ladle
Object Number:
1941.990
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 3.5 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "J De F H"
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "TENNEY 251 B WAY"
Description:
silver cream ladle with an upturned thread and bead pointed handle engraved, "J De F H" in script; scalloped shell bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Gallery Label:
The initials "JdeFH" refer to Jane de Forest Hawley (b.1826, later Windle) who was the sister of Elizabeth King Hawley (1833-1926), the donor's mother.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
