Collection Highlights
Brandywine bowl (brandewijnkom)
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
1911.38
Medium:
Silver
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Teaspoon
Object Number:
1950.163
Date:
1860-1888
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. ( 15.6 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "A. H. MILLER A1 4"
engraved: on obverse of handle: "MB"
Description:
Silver-plated teaspoon with pointed oval bowl, and pointed handle with upturned tip and Olive pattern decoration; engraved intials on obverse of handle; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this teaspoon was given to Frances Augusta Beals at her marriage to George Baker on May 20, 1844. However, electroplated silver flatware was not manufactured in the U.S. until after 1850.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Anotoinette Baker Davis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
