Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spoon
Object Number:
1944.213
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Antler
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 x 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Carved spoon with large-pear shaped bowl incised with the profile of an elk, and within a short, flat grooved handle ornaments with four free-floating rings on sides and a pierced triangle and four holes on end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
