Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spoons (6)
Object Number:
Z.166a-f
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 19.7 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Six identical pewter spoons with oval bowls, rat-tail drops, and rounded flat ends with mid ribs on obverse.
Gallery Label:
All were cast from the same mold, as is revealed by the fact that all have the same irregular pattern of bumps near the center of the bowl.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
