Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1961.17
Date:
1770-1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 11.4 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "D B" in block letters
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned oval handle with a short midrib and a pointed oval bowl with a broad drop and shell decoration; underside of the handle engraved, "D B" in block letters; no maker's marks.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this coffee spoon was made from uniform buttons given to Mrs. Diana Phillips Bryan of Philadelphia, by a British officer quartered in her house during the Revolutionary War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Nanette Bryan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
