Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Strainer spoon
Object Number:
INV.14155
Date:
1800/01
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 30.5 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "B" in foliate bright-cut script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "W.S" in an oval, lion passsant in shield surround, crowned leopard's head in shield surround, date/letter "E" in shield surround, and king's portrait bust
Description:
Silver strainer spoon with down-turned oval handle and short midrib at underside, and with initial, "B" engraved in foliate bright-cut script along the obverse; pointed oval bowl with a tipped drop at reverse and a pierced strainer applied verically through the center of obverse; maker's and assay marks stamped at underside of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
