Collection Highlights
Poems, Henricus Selyns
Date:
1659-1686
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Selyns
Medium:
Ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ladle
Object Number:
1941.87
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 34.6 x 10.8 x 6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EFH" in foliate script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "ROCKWELL" in rectangular surround, lion passant in rectangular surround, "W" in chamfered square surround, and bust in chamfered rectangular surround
Description:
Silver ladle with down-turned rounded fiddle-end handle engraved with foliate script initials, "EFH"; horizontal elliptical bowl has square shoulders and rounded drop at reverse; maker's hallmark and pseudo hallmarks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
