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Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Luce Center
Butter knife
Object Number:
1937.210
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver, agate
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the blade: "GELSTON" in a rectangle, bust in a rectangle, lion passant in a rectangle, "F" in a rectangle
Description:
silver and agate butter knife; tapered rectangular agate handle with a silver cuff; stepped handle socket with a floral and beaded band, a baluster stem, a flat, scalloped and curved blade; maker's marks stamped on the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
