Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Tablespoon
Object Number:
1944.48
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 21.9 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "STEBBINS & CO" in a serrated rectangle, star, lion passant, "D" all in chamfered squares
engraved: on the handle:"MF" in script
Description:
silver tablespoon with a slightly upturned fiddle handle with a splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "MF" in script on the front; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
