Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Teaspoon
Object Number:
1945.130b
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 14.9 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EP" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "WThompson" in script, in a rectangle
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle end handle engraved, "E P" in bright-cut script, with a short midrib on the underside; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Gallery Label:
This teaspoon belonged to Estelle Livingston de Peyster (Mrs. John Watts de Peyster), the grandmother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Estelle de Peyster
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
