Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt spoons (2)
Object Number:
1991.2.2ab
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 3 3/4 x 1 x 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the front of the handles: "Reed" in gothic script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "B * G" in a rectangle, lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "W" in a chamfered square, bust in a chamfered rectangle
Description:
Pair of silver salt spoons with downturned fiddle handles, squared shoulders and horizontal elliptical bowls; "Reed" engraved on the front of the handles in gothic script; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Gallery Label:
The inscription, "Reed" on both spoons suggests they may have been owned by the New York City drygoods merchant and patron of the arts, Luman Reed (1785- 1836). Reed moved to New York in 1815, and these spoons may have been acquired by him before his death in 1836. The dates of manufacture, 1814-1847, suggest that these spoons were almost certainly owned by Reed or one of his children. The donor's ancestor Jonathan Sturges, was Reed's business partener, and later the two families intermarried.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sturges
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
