Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
1949.225
Date:
1895
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 10.5 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on obverse of handle: "ATLANTA"
in relief: on handle finial, obverse side: "COTTON STATES AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / RESURGENS / 1895 / ATLANTA GA. / / SEP. 18 TO DEC. 11"
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with rose blossom on inside of bowl; handle with "ATLANTA" in relief inside beaded borders, and finial consisting of a disk surmounted by a crown, the disk bearing the image of an eagle(?) with outstretched wings and relief inscriptions.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
