Souvenir spoon "Frederick Douglass" in relief on back of handle; relief bust in bowl with birth date, "1817, Maryland"; dates and identification of important steps in his life in chain links on front of handle. Sterling silver, 6" long

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection (JWJ MSS 54) > Series III. Artifacts > Souvenir spoon "Frederick Douglass" in relief on back of handle; relief bust in bowl with birth date, "1817, Maryland"; dates and identification of important steps in his life in chain links on front of handle. Sterling silver, 6" long

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Description

Title: Souvenir spoon "Frederick Douglass" in relief on back of handle; relief bust in bowl with birth date, "1817, Maryland"; dates and identification of important steps in his life in chain links on front of handle. Sterling silver, 6" long
Creator: From the Collection: Simpson, Randolph Linsly, 1927-1992
Published / Created: 1817
Provenance: Purchase from Swann Galleries, Inc., 1995 on various funds.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Repository

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Call Number

JWJ MSS 54

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    THIS ITEM Souvenir spoon "Frederick Douglass" in relief on back of handle; relief bust in bowl with birth date, "1817, Maryland"; dates and identification of important steps in his life in chain links on front of handle. Sterling silver, 6" long

Container / Volume

Box 41, folder 1173

Access: Public
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Citation: Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.