Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1971.99
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 14.9 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EC" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "JOHN A. COLE" in cuse, bust, lion passant and "C" in rectangles
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short splayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "EC" in script on the front; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with an inscribed broad drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
