2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
Artist/Maker: Duncan Phyfe

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Dessert spoon

Dessert spoon
Dessert spoon
Dessert spoon
Object name 
Dessert spoon
Date 
ca. 1820
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Gerardus Boyce
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 17.8 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description 
silver dessert spoon with a downturned pointed handle with a short, splayed midrib on the underside and bright-cut decoration around the engraved initials, "SVC" in script on the front; pointed oval bowl with a tapered drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Object Number 
1911.44
Marks 
engraved: on the handle: "SVC" in script stamped: on the underside of the handle: "G. BOYCE" in a rectangle and a bird's head in an oval
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.