Spoon

Museum number:
2-65773b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4380
Description:
-65773a; spoon, demitasse, silver plate; “Washington DC” embossed on shank of handle; “ Capitol” embossed near end; open work likeness of U.S. Capital at end of handles; length 11.5 cm -65773b; teaspoon, silver plate; “ Washington” embossed on shank of handle; seal of U.S. and portrait of George Washington at end; stars and strips in shield on back of handle; length 14.9 cm
Donor:
Yoshiko Uchida
Collection place:
Washington, D.C.
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spoons
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
November 28, 1988
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 2-65773b, described as -65773a; spoon, demitasse, silver plate; “Washington DC” embossed on shank of handle; “ Capitol” embossed near end; open work likeness of U.S. Capital at end of handles; length 11.5 cm -65773b; teaspoon, silver plate; “ Washington” embossed on shank of handle; seal of U.S. and portrait of George Washington at end; stars and strips in shield on back of handle; length 14.9 cm

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