Collection Highlights
Keg with stand from Erie Canal celebration
ca. 1825
X.48
Wood, metal, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mustard spoon
Object name
Mustard spoon
Date
1800-1850
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 5/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 14.3 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description
silver mustard spoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short, splayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "SSS" in bright-cut script; flared shoulders and a round bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Object Number
INV.14299
Marks
engraved: on the handle: "SSS" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: bust in a chamfered squar, "D" in a chamfered square, eagle in a chamfered square
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
