Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Luce Center
Mustard spoon
Object Number:
INV.14299
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 14.3 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SSS" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: bust in a chamfered squar, "D" in a chamfered square, eagle in a chamfered square
Description:
silver mustard spoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short, splayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "SSS" in bright-cut script; flared shoulders and a round bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
