Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Tablespoon
Object Number:
1940.459
Date:
1840-1847
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 22.2 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "PJL" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "E. BENJAMIN & Co"
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short, splayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "PJL" in script on the handle; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfred M. F. Kiddle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
