Sterling spoon engraved for Mary Eliza Church
date: label: Date
content: 1863-1954
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Sterling silver spoon owned by the Terrell family. The small silver spoon has a detailed stem and handle. The bowl is oval and not decorated. The handle is engraved with the letters [MEC] for Mary Eliza Church.
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.50.1
objectType: label: Type
content: spoons
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: sterling silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 5/8 × 15/16 × 3/8 in. (9.2 × 2.4 × 1 cm)