Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoons (2)
Object Number:
1940.460ab
Date:
1854-1858
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 15.6 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "MLD" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "H. P. Seymour" in a rectangle, "PURE COIN" in a rectangle
Description:
Pair of silver teaspoons with slightly upturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs and the engraved initials, "MLD" in script on the fronts; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfred M. F. Kiddle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
