Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spoon
Object Number:
1961.28
Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 21 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: bottom of handle: "LONDON" and "CM"
engraved: bottom of handle: "DM"
Description:
Pewter spoon; shell design on back of bowl.
Gallery Label:
This spoon was found in the wreckage of the H.M.S. Hussar, a British frigate that sunk in the East River off Morrisania, New York on November 23, 1780.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lewis Gouverneur Morris
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
