Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Luce Center
Spoon
Object Number:
1930.65
Date:
1840-1862
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: bottom: "G.KIRK"
Description:
Tinned brass spoon.
Gallery Label:
This spoon was found by Dr. John Osgood Stone after the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia in 1862. It was probably part of a soldier's mess equipment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Morgan Grinnell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
