[Souvenir spoon: Frederick Douglass]

Description

Title: [Souvenir spoon: Frederick Douglass]
Published / Created: [1895?]
Publication Place: [New Bedford (Mass.)?]
Abstract: "Frederick Douglass" in relief on back of handle; relief bust in bowl with birth date, "1817, Maryland"; dates and identification of milestones in Douglass's life in chain links on front of handle. Sterling silver [plated], 6" long.
Description: Item #1938
Likely manufactured for William H. Purdy and Leonard C. Peters, Providence(R.I.), for sale at the Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta (Ga.), 1895. Designed by Samuel W. Thompson.
Extent: 1 spoon
approx. 15 cm.
Extent of Digitization: Completely digitized

Format: three dimensional object
Genre: Artifacts
Resource Type: Prints & Photographs
Subject (Name): Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.)
Douglass, Frederick, 1817?-1895--Portraits
Pairpoint Manufacturing Co.
Subject (Topic): African Americans in popular culture --19th century
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--United States

Access: Public
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