Date based on marks on the artifact, and the dates of the Ontario Hospital.
Material
metal: brown
Inscriptions
"ONT. HOSP" engraved near the top on the handle; "[Illeg.]HAW[Illeg.] SILVER PLATE" engraved on the underside of the handle.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D2-5
Dimension Notes
Length 16.0 cm x Width 3.0 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Severely rusted, bent and silver plate is tarnished, the bowl of the spoon and its handle have been bent, and a section of the top of the handle is missing; text is ilegible.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #1
Research Facts
Found at Kingston on March 23, 2003 on the shore of Lake Ontario, on a beach at the edge of the current Mental Health Services site of the Providence Continuing Care Centre.
Exhibit History
"Rockwood Asylum 1860-1890"; 15 Mar 2007 - ? at Providence Continuing Care