Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoon
Object Number:
INV.14304
Date:
1805-1807
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 24.8 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "HA" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "EOFF & HOWELL" in a rectangle
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned coffin handle with a short midrib on the underside and bright-cut and wheel turned decoration around the initials, "HA" in foliate script on the front; pointed oval bowl with a tapered drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
