Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1924.51b
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 14.9 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "AL" in script
stamped: on the underside handle: "G. S. GELSTON" in a rectangle
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a splayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "AD" on the front; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with shell decoration; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
