Collection Highlights
Bank of Newburgh Bank Notes
Date:
1823-1824
Object Number:
PR.221.3
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
INV.13982
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 14 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: inside bowl: "HOTEL ROYAL POINCIANA / PALM BEACH FLA."
in relief: on obverse of handle: "FLORIDA"
in relief: on reverse of handle: "E / PLURIBUS / UNUM" (on banner above shield-breasted eagle), "STERLING," and "S" in circle
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with view of Hotel Royal Poinciana in Palm Beach, Florida, on inside of bowl; wavy handle with "FLORIDA" in relief at center and American eagle at end of obverse; shield-breasted eagle and full-length allegorical figure on reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
