Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Salt spoon
Object name
Salt spoon
Date
ca. 1810
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 9.5 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Description
silver salt spoon; downturned fiddle handle with an outlined scallop on front, flaring shoulders, and a horizontal elliptical bowl; engraved "AF" in bright-cut script on the front of the handle; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number
1924.34a
Marks
engraved: front of handle: "AF" in bright cut script
stamped: underside of handle: "GEOFF" in a rectangle, in roman letters besides a eagle in a circle and a roman "C" in a circle
Gallery Label
This set of salt cellars and salt spoons belonged to Anna Floyd, daughter of General William Floyd of the Revolutionary War and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Anna Floyd married George Clinton in 1808.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
