Adolphe Himmel
Tablespoon

Tablespoon

Public Domain

MakerAmerican, 1826–1877
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tablespoon
Datec. 1860
Made inNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.400.1
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Waldhorn Company, New Orleans]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1962; given to MFAH, 1969.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved: EC
A.H. New Orleans [mark of Adolph Himmel Silverware Manufactory] [Mackie, Bacot, and Mackie 1980, p. 126, top mark]

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same image for all spoons in set. Not clear which actual object is pictured.
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