Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt spoon
Object Number:
1939.384
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 8.9 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "R" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "Stoddard" in script in a rectangle
Description:
silver salt spoon with a downturned fiddle handle with basket decoration and the engraved initilal, "R" in script; flared shoulders and a horizontal elliptical bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George T. Linsley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
