Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
1949.238
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "ENTRANCE / TO / FORT MONROE"
in relief: on obverse of handle: "OLD / POINT / COMFORT" and "US" (two times)
stamped: on reverse of handle: "STERLING" and "D" inside oval
stamped: on reverse of bowl: "PAT. MCH. 9, 91"
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with view of entrance to Fort Monroe on inside of teardrop-shaped bowl; oval handle with "OLD POINT COMFORT" above bugle, saber, and two disks with "US" in relief; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
