Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
INV.13999
Date:
ca. 1901
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "PAN-AMERICAN / EXPOSITION / 1901"
engraved: on back of bowl: "M.C.W. / From / K"
in relief: on reverse of handle: "[star]S[star] STERLING PAT."
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with inscription, "PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION 1901," in relief on inside of bowl, and engraved inscription on reverse; handle with buffalo and full-length figure of a Native American man on obverse and view of Niagara Falls on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John B. Morris, 1964
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
