Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Tablespoon
Object Number:
1942.271
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.2 x 22.2 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "AL" in foliate script
stamped: on the undeside of the handle: "F. MARQUAND" in a conforming rectangle, bust in an oval, lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "G" in an oval
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle emgraved, "AL" in foliate script; flared shoulders and an elliptical bowl with a broad drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
