Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver souvenir spoon with view of New York Normal College on inside of bowl; handle in the form of adjoining scrolls and flower with ivy leaf finial; pseudo-hallmark stamped on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1977.65
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "NEW YORK NORMAL / COLLEGE"
stamped: on reverse: "[lion][anchor]G / STERLING"
Gallery Label:
In the 1890s and early years of the twentieth century thousands of souvenir spoons were made by dozens of United States manufacturers. Gorham, the largest manufacturer of sterling flatwares in the U.S. at the turn of the century, dominated the souvenir spoon market almost from the beginning. (See Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., "Gorham Silver, 1831-1981," pp. 180-199.)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
40604
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 10.5 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
silver souvenir spoon with scroll and diamond grid pattern with beading on back of bowl and engraved inscription inside; leaf and scroll design on end of handle; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Object Number:
1949.224
Marks:
engraved: inside bowl: "HUDSON"
stamped: on reverse: "11" and "[lion][anchor]G / STERLING"
Gallery Label:
In the 1890s and early years of the twentieth century thousands of souvenir spoons were made by dozens of United States manufacturers. Gorham, the largest manufacturer of sterling flatwares in the U.S. at the turn of the century, dominated the souvenir spoon market almost from the beginning. (See Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., "Gorham Silver, 1831-1981," pp. 180-199.)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
40603
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.3 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Two silver souvenir spoons, each with view of White Plains Court House engraved on inside of gilded oval bowl; obverse of handle with inscription, "NEW YORK," in relief with view of falls and New York state shield above; maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walston S. Brown
Object Number:
1987.17ab
Marks:
engraved: on inside of bowl: "COURT HOUSE / WHITE PLAINS"
in relief: on obverse of handle: "NEW YORK" and "EXCELSIOR"
in relief: on reverse: "[lion][anchor]G STERLING"
stamped: on reverse: "H 943"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
40602
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Communion spoon
Classification:
Date:
1727-1760
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 12.7 x 3.5 x 1 cm )
Description:
Silver communion spoon made of two English coins from the reign of George II and James II, between a twisted stem; bowl coin with a wreathed bust of George surrounded by the inscription, "GEORGIUS * II * DEI * GRATIA * LIMA" on the front and an Avellan cross surounded by the four crests of Great Britian, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, each surmounted by a crown and surounded by the inscription, "FTLD * SRI * ATETE J7 45 * MBFET * HREXFD" in roman letters; handle coin with a wreathed bust of James II surrounded by the inscription, "JACOBUS II * DEI * GRATIA" on the front and crowned "II" surrounded by the inscription, "80 MAG *BR * FRA * ET * HIB * REX * 16" in roman letters.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Object Number:
1926.6
Marks:
stamped: on the front of the bowl coin: "GEORGIUS * II * DEI * GRATIA * LIMA" in roman letters
stamped: on the underside of the bowl coin: an Avellan cross surounded by the four crests of Great Britian, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, each surmount
Gallery Label:
According to the donor this spoon was used before the American Revolution.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
40601
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 21.9 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a slightly upturned fiddle handle with a splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "MF" in script on the front; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.48
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "STEBBINS & CO" in a serrated rectangle, star, lion passant, "D" all in chamfered squares
engraved: on the handle:"MF" in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
40600
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.2 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "MD" in script; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with an inscribed arch drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George Edward Cornell
Object Number:
1932.120
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MD" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "J. Sweeney" in script in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
40565
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a slightly upturned fiddle handle with a splayed midrib and engraved initial, "R" in gothic script on the front; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. S. L. Holbrook
Object Number:
1951.432
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "R" in gothic script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "P" in a circle, star in a circle, "S" in a circle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40564
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
1865 - 1885
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 15.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with an upturned, threaded pointed handle with foliate scroll decoration and the engraving, "Friend" in script; pointed oval bowl with a floral drop; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Brooks Voorhies
Object Number:
1949.40
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "Friend" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "SPOONER & WELCH" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
40563
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1902
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with view of New York's Flatiron Building on inside of bowl; handle with openwork floral finial; maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1977.68
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "NEW YORK / FLATIRON / BUILDING"
in relief: on reverse: "P[in heart]&[in heart]B[in heart] STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
40562
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table knife
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Medium:
Silver plate, stainless steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver plated and stainless steel table knife with a molded handle with beaded bands at each end and a foliate finial; flat, curved stainless steel blade; makers' marks stamped on the blade.
Object Number:
Z.1943
Marks:
stamped: on the blade: "HOLMES & EDWARDS/ STAINLESS STEEL"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
40560
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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