Spoon: Ovoid bowl; rat-tail juncture of bowl and stem; trifid (pied-de-biche, or split-end) top; face of top decorated with urn from which flowering vines ascend around heart toward anthemion at center top; touch on reverse.
Collection
Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Notes
Dates: 1668 - 1733
Date made: r. 1668 - 1733
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
Reverse bears initials "V D L", and brown over rose touch (which differs slightly from that of reverse of VC.59.509).
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Bowl: 1 3/4 x 2 1/2
Length
7-3/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Material
Pewter
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
VC.59.509 - Spoon - Similar item
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Photography needed (heart motif)
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 18A
