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date: label: Date
content: 2017
name: label: Designed by
content: Sheila Bridges, American, born 1964
label: Produced by
content: Susan Kay Walker, American, born 1953
notes: label: Description
content: A sterling silver memorial spoon (a) in a wooden case (b) designed by Sheila Bridges and fabricated by Susan Kay Walker, with CAD Design by Woody Tony, commissioned by the Museum of the City of New York for the 2017 exhibition "New York Silver, Then and Now." The forged silver spoon is laser engraved. On the back of the spoon's bowl is the iconic 1787 image of an enslaved figure kneeling with his chained and shackled arms raised as if in prayer and the words "Am I not a man and a brother?" Along the handle is a 1788 plan of a slave ship. It is further engraved with the mark [MCNY] on the back near the tip and the designer's initials [SB] on the back at center. The wooden case has brass hinges and clasp and is lined in a cream colored fabric.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Middle Passage
label: Topic
content: Museums
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: A Century in the Making
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C X06
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sheila Bridges
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.13ab
objectType: label: Type
content: spoons
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sheila Bridges
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: sterling silver with wood and cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Container): 3 15/16 × 13 9/16 × 4 1/8 in. (10 × 34.5 × 10.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (spoon): 10 7/16 × 2 3/8 × 9/16 in. (26.5 × 6 × 1.5 cm)