Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
1859
1972.13
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt spoon
Object name
Salt spoon
Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 8.9 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Description
silver salt spoon with a downturned fiddle handle with basket decoration and the engraved initilal, "R" in script; flared shoulders and a horizontal elliptical bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George T. Linsley
Object Number
1939.384
Marks
engraved: on the handle: "R" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "Stoddard" in script in a rectangle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
