Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
INV.14006
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 10.5 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: RESPUBLIC GENEVENS" and "IHS" (inside sunburst)
in relief: on back of bowl: "IHS" (in circle surrounded by rays) and "POST / TENEBRAS / LUX / 21"
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with circular bowl with serrated edge, the inside and outside decorated with scrolls, religious symbols, and inscriptions in relief; twisted handle with finial in the form of stylized eagle and key.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
