Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoons (2)
Object Number:
1970.21ab
Date:
ca. 1820-1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "JMB" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "GRIFFEN & HOYT" in a rectangle, anchor in an oval, star in an oval, bust in an oval
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs on the undersides and the engraved initials, "JMB" in script on the fronts; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with tapered drops; makers' marks on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
