Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ladle
Object Number:
1938.352
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 21 x 4.1 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "Linda" in script
stamped: on the underside of the bowl: "STERLING/ 38" below a "W" in an oval held by a dragon and lion headed griffin
Description:
silver ladle in the "Alhambra" pattern with a downturned trifid end handle decorated with "Islamic style" scrolls around a shield-shaped reserve; flat rectangular stem with a molded circular socket with three rounded joints attached to a matte-finished, bucket-shaped bowl; underside of the handle engraved, "Linda" in script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the bowl.
"Alhambra" pattern first issued in 1870.
Credit Line:
Gift of De Witt C. Judson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
