Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teaspoons (5)
Object Number:
1973.6b-f
Date:
1794
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 1/4 x 1 x 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "BMW" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "I * V" in roman letters in a cartouche, roman "P" in a shield, and an illegible figure in a shield
Description:
Five silver teaspoons with downturned pointed-end midrib handles, midrib on the underside of the handle, and pointed oval bowls with tapered drops; handles engraved, "BMW" in bright-cut script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Gallery Label:
These teaspoons, along with a mug, beaker and a set of tablespoons, were purchase from John Vernon by Benjamin White in 1794. The bill of sale for these objects is also in the collection of the New-York Historical Society.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
