Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ladle
Object Number:
1952.284
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 3 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 35.6 x 9.2 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SETB" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "W. Gilbert" in script in rectangular surround, "New-York" in rectangular surround
Description:
Silver ladle with down-turned handle has short mid-rib at handle-end underside and wheel-turned decoration around foliate script initials "SETB" along obverse; circular bowl has stepped broad, slashed drop; maker's hallmarks stamped along underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
