Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
INV.14178
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 14.9 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "B" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "Whitney" in script in a conforming rectangle
Description:
Silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short midrib on the underside and thte engraved initial, "B" in script on the front; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; maker's marks on the underside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
