Collection Highlights
The Funeral of Ulysses Grant
Date:
1885
Object Number:
PR.020.98.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
1942.276
Date:
1823 - 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 15.2 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SEH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle:JAs. D PHILIPS" in roman letters in a rectangle besides three pseudohallmarks in circles
Description:
silver teaspoon with downturned fiddle handle with shell decoration and the engraved initials, "SEH" in script; pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
