Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Spoon, scoop
Object Number:
N-172
Date:
ca. 1750-1850
Medium:
Gourd, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 cm )
Description:
Scoop made by cutting out circular section from the side of a hollow gourd; string attached through hole pierced in stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
