Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt spoons (4)
Object name
Salt spoons (4)
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
each overall: 3 3/8 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 8.6 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Description
Four silver salt spoons with slightly upturned, threaded, pointed handles with bead borders and a trefoil tip; horizontal elliptical bowls; underside of the handles engraved, "ERL" in script; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Object Number
INV.14111a-d
Marks
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "ERL" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "B. B. & CO."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
