Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Luce Center
Tablespoons (2)
Object Number:
1970.12a,e
Date:
1845-1853
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 23.2 x 4.4 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "HMAM" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the underside of the stems: "SQUIRE & BROTHER OF COIN" in roman letters in a rectangle
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons, upturned fiddle handles with short front midribs, flared shoulders and pointed ovals bowls; handle engraved, "HMAM" in bright-cut script; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
