Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Luce Center
Tablespoons (3)
Object Number:
1941.963c, e, g
Date:
1839-1851 and 1852-1874
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 21.6 x 4.4 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: underside of the handle: "D" in gothic script
stamped: underside of the stem g: "BALL TOMPKINS & BLACK"
stamped: underside of the stems c, e: "BALL BLACK & CO/ STERLING"
Description:
Three silver tablespoons with upturned fiddle thread handles with splayed tips, flared shoulders and elliptical bowls with threaded drops; underside of the handle engraved, "D" in gothic script; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
