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SOUVENIR SPOON

Creator(s): Whitney Jewelry Company (Jeweler)

Currently in storage


About this object

At tip of handle is bust of Abraham Lincoln in low relief. Below this are some leaf scrolls. In bowl is a low relief with four men seated around a table and two standing behind, inscribed SIgning the Emancipation Proclamation Jan. 1 1863. On back isnscribed POST and March 15, 1892.

Object name:
SOUVENIR SPOON
Made from:
Silver
Made in:
Boston, USA
Date made:
1892
Size:
14.1 cm (5 9/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.527
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK on base: STERLING, E. A. Whitney INSCRIPTION inside bowl: Signing the Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1 1863 on back: Post Mar 15, 1892
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973