Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
1836
1927.59
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Egg spoon
Object name
Egg spoon
Date
ca. 1830-1840
Medium
Silver, gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 x 1 5/8 in. ( 12.1 x 2.5 x 4.1 cm )
Description
silver egg spoon with a downturned fiddle handlewith a short splayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "EFH" in script; gilt, flared shoulders and pear-shaped bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number
1941.78a
Marks
engraved: on the handle: "EFH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "ROCKWELL" in a rectangle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.