Collection Highlights
New York City Hall, front elevation
Date:
1802
Object Number:
PR.040.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Serving spoon
Object Number:
1950.174
Date:
ca. 1871
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 22.9 x 7 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: cipher "MAB" in gothic-style characters
stamped: along underside of handle: "BALL, BLACK & CO/ STERLING/ PATENT"
Description:
Gilded silver serving spoon with down-turned handle decorated with foliate scroll motif and shield-shaped reserve at end, engraved with cipher "MAB" in gothic-style charactes; handle terminates at scrolled shoulders and has shovel-shaped bowl with matte finish and foliate and geometric engraving; maker's hallmarks stamped along underside of handle.
Gallery Label:
This serving spoon was given to the donor's mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis, on the occasion of her marriage to Fellows Davis, October 17, 1871.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
