Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Flatware Set Used by Franklin Roosevelt
Object numberMO 1979.44a-c
Name
Set, Flatware
Maker
Whiting Manufacturing Company
(American, 1866 - 1924)
Dateca. 1880s
Mediumsterling silver
Dimensionspart a (fork) H 6 1/4 in x W 7/8 in x D 1/2 in (15.9 cm x 2.2 cm x 1.3 cm )
part b (spoon) H 5 7/8 in x W 1 1/4 in x D 1/2 in (14.9 cm x 3.2 cm x 1.3 cm )
part c (knife) H 7 1/8 in x W 3/4 in x D 1/8 in (18.1 cm x 1.9 cm x 0.3 cm )
part b (spoon) H 5 7/8 in x W 1 1/4 in x D 1/2 in (14.9 cm x 3.2 cm x 1.3 cm )
part c (knife) H 7 1/8 in x W 3/4 in x D 1/8 in (18.1 cm x 1.9 cm x 0.3 cm )
DescriptionA three piece sterling silver child's flatware set. The set consists of a child's fork (a), spoon (b), and knife (c). Each piece has hand hammered handles with hand-worked floral, leaf, and vine decorations. On the back of the handles is Franklin D. Roosevelt's raised monogram: FDR. The manufacturer's stamp -- a two-headed animal holding the Whiting shield -- is on each verso, along with a "V" that has that appears to be a date letter.
Label TextYoung Franklin Roosevelt used this monogrammed sterling silver flatware set. It is on display in the A PRIVILEGED YOUTH exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.Additional Details
Credit LinePurchase of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Wird angezeigt
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