Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles Walsh (nee Blood) dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.3.35.1
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Tablespoon
Object Number:
1956.185a
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 21.6 x 3.2 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "FM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: an eagle in a square, "B MF(conjoined) I" in roman letters in a double rectangle
Description:
silver tablespoon with an upturned, threaded fiddle handle, engraved "FM" in script, flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with a threaded drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler and Kenneth C. Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
