Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1971.20
Date:
ca. 1805
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "BH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "T. KEELER' in a rectangle
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned coffin handle with bright-cut decoration and a wheel turned reserve engraved, "BH" in script; pointed oval bowl with an arched drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
