Collection Highlights
Salver
1772-1773
1928.24
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Memorial spoon
Object name
Memorial spoon
Date
ca. 1788
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 7/8 in. ( 23.8 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 1 oz (troy) 19 dwt (60 g)
Description
Silver memorial spoon, in the form of a tablespoon with a downturned oval-end handle, short splayed midrib on the underside, and elliptical bowl with a long broad drop; obverse of handle is engraved, "Joanna Westerlo, died 4". Feb 1788 Aged 4 Yrs & 11 Months." in script; maker's hallmark stamped along underside of handle shaft.
Object Number
INV.14296
Marks
engraved: on the handle: "Joanna Westerlo, died 4". Feb 1788 Aged 4 Yrs & 11 Months." in script
stamped: on the underside of the stem: "HUTTON" in a rectangle
Gallery Label
This funeral spoon commemorates the death of 4-year-old Joanna Westerlo (1783-1788), daughter of Eilardus Westerlo (1738-1790) and Catharina Livingston Van Rensselaer of Albany.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
