Collection Highlights
Doll: girl w/fur trimmed coat and velvet hat on stand
ca. 1893
1961.31
Ceramic, composition, textile, leather, fur, hair, rhinestones, feathers, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sifter spoon
Object name
Sifter spoon
Date
1770-1780
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 3 x 1 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 7.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Wrought silver sifter spoon with a pierced, horizontal elliptical bowl, and applied, pierced lobed sides; scrolled handle terminates in an engraved bird; unidentifiable maker's marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Object Number
Z.116
Gallery Label
A similar example, made by Francois Morellon la Cave in Amsterdam in 1772, is at the Rijksmuseum (Inv. BK-NM-3861).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
