Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln
Date:
April, 1865
Object Number:
PR.011.10
Medium:
Albumen print, carte-de-visite photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoons (6) (Cluny)
Object Number:
INV.14488a-f
Date:
ca. 1883
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "SES" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: lion passant, anchor, gothic "G" over STERLING"
Description:
Six silver tablespoons in the "Cluny" pattern with an upturned trefoil end handle with all over foliate design between geometric designs; pointed oval bowls with beaded and foliate drops; engraved on the undersides of the handles, "SES" in script; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Gallery Label:
The initials "SES" refer to Susan Elizabeth McLane (b.1831) who marred Samuel Spencer Stafford (1825-1895) in Albany in 1854.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
