Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Tablespoon
Object Number:
1957.226d
Date:
ca. 1815-1819
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 23.2 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "S" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "BB" in a rectangle
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "S" in script; pointed oval bowl with a squared drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Constance Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
