Spoon, Souvenir
Object number2007.56.184
Date1894
MediumSilver
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionSilver souvenir spoon. Handle in shape of a rifle. Embossed on buttstock is event text. Bowl embossed with seal of the city of Pittsburgh, with spear of the bayonet superimposed over seal. Dimensions5.875 x 1.25 x 1 in. (14.9 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm)InscriptionsEmbossed on buttstock: "28TH NATIONAL / 1894 / ENCAMPMENT / GAR".
Bowl embossed: seal of the city of Pittsburgh; PITTSBURGH" embossed in center of seal.
Marks
Historical NotesTwenty-eighth GAR National Encampment, Pittsburgh, Pa. September 12-13, 1894. Membership: 396,083. Found in collection.
Related institution
Grand Army of the Republic
On View
On view
1895
1890-1911
1890-1911
Beeren Brothers and Company
