Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Mustard spoon
Object name
Mustard spoon
Date
ca. 1810
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description
silver mustard spoon with a downturned coffin handle with the engraved initials, "LSSS" in script; small circular bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number
1930.37
Marks
engraved on the handle: "LSSS" in script;
stamped on the underside of the handle: "SHEPHERD & BOYD" in a serrated rectangle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
