Collection Highlights
Dragonfly Table lamp
c. 1900-1906
N84.113
Glass, bronze
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Mustard spoon
Object name
Mustard spoon
Date
1823-1824
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Silver mustard spoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "JKH" in script, chamfered shoulders and an elongated, elliptical bowl with a broad drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Edna Morse
Object Number
1952.4
Marks
engraved: on the handle: "JKH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "GW" in a rectangle below four pseudohallmarks, leopard's head in a shield, lion passant, "h" and a bust in an oval
Gallery Label
This mustard spoon belonged to John K. Herrick, the donor's grandfather.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
