Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 14 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with view of Hotel Royal Poinciana in Palm Beach, Florida, on inside of bowl; wavy handle with "FLORIDA" in relief at center and American eagle at end of obverse; shield-breasted eagle and full-length allegorical figure on reverse.
Object Number:
INV.13982
Marks:
engraved: inside bowl: "HOTEL ROYAL POINCIANA / PALM BEACH FLA."
in relief: on obverse of handle: "FLORIDA"
in relief: on reverse of handle: "E / PLURIBUS / UNUM" (on banner above shield-breasted eagle), "STERLING," and "S" in circle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39781
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dessert fork
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 1 x 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver dessert fork with and upturned, threaded pointed handle with scroll and bead decoration and the engraved initials, "MF" in script; four curved tines; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.53
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MF" in script
stamped: on the undersie of the handle: "BROWN & MARSTERS" incuse
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
39779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mustard spoon
Classification:
Date:
1831-1833
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 1 x 5/8 in. ( 11.7 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
silver mustard spoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "HMM" in script, flared shoulders and a circular bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Object Number:
1942.269
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "HMM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "I & J C & C" in a serrated rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
39777
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sardine fork (Arabesque)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1871
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in. ( 16.2 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm )
Silver Weight: 1 oz (troy) 4 dwt (37 g)
Description:
Silver sardine fork with downturned trifid-end handle with foliate scroll decoration and shield-shaped reserve, engraved, "D" in gothic script; baluster stem has fan-shaped terminal and chamfered sugarloaf shoulders; spade-shaped fork bowl has foliate engraving across surface and four pointed tines; maker's hallmarks stamped at underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number:
1950.173
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "D" in gothic script
stamped: on the underside of the stem: "BALL, BLACK & CO STERLING"
Gallery Label:
Sardines became a fashionable food after the Civil War, and thus an opportunity for silver manufacturers to craft specialized flatware. Because canned sardines were costly, they were viewed as elegant fare. Silver sardine forks were manufactured by many American silver firms during the late nineteenth century, often designed with shaped or wide bowls, such as the one on this example, and from three to eleven tines. Sardine forks were among the many specialized silver forks, spoons, and knives that were produced during the second half of the nineteenth century. Linked to the nineteenth-century rise of American consumerism, this specialization coincided with the increasing commercialization of American weddings. In fact, this fork was given to Marie Antoinette Baker (1848-1909) on the occasion of her marriage to Fellowes Davis (1848-1920) in 1871.
Provenance:
Given to Marie Antoinette Baker (1848-1909), who married Fellowes Davis (1848-1920); to their son, Dudley Davis (1884-1965), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1871
eMuseum Object ID:
39776
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. ( 10.2 x 2.2 x 1 cm )
Description:
silver souvenir spoon with view of Genesee Falls, Rochester, New York, on inside of oval bowl; handle finial in the form of a bust of a Native American man with feather headdress; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Object Number:
INV.475
Marks:
in relief: inside bowl: "GENESEE FALLS / ROCHESTER, N.Y."
stamped: on reverse: mark with initial "A" between circular depressions and "STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
39775
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dessert fork
Classification:
Date:
1846 - 1861
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver desert fork with a downturned oval handle with a foliate design around a rectangular reserve engraved, "EEG" in script; four curved tines; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number:
INV.14559c
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EEG" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "S. KIRK & SON" in a rectangle "10.15" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
EEG is Emma Elizabeth Gilder (b. 1861), the aunt of the donor (Louise S. Gilder). Emma was a sister of Louise's father, William Howard Gilder (b. 1857, Maryland).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1861
eMuseum Object ID:
39763
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oyster fork
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1905
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 13.7 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver oyster fork with a downturned oval handle with an all over foliate design; underside of the handle engraved, "LBS" in script; three pointed tines; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number:
INV.14559b
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "S" in a circle with wings, "STERLING" and "THEODORE B. STARR"
engraved: on the underside of the handles: "LBS" in script
Gallery Label:
LBS is Louise Bancker Stafford (1860-1934), who married William Howard Gilder in 1881.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
39762
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt spoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
1855-1856
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 3 7/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. ( 9.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver salt spoons with upturned pointed handles with gadrooned borders and shell decoration; handles engraved, "MGH" in script; horizontal elliptical bowls; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise S. Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number:
INV.14745ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "MGH" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "GOULD STOWELL & EDWARD"
Gallery Label:
The initials "MGH" refer to Mary G. Howard who married William Huges Gilder in Baltimore in 1856.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
39753
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Iced-tea spoons (4)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 19 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Four silver plate iced-tea spoons with long, narrow, upturned, wavy-end, thread handles with the engraved initial "D" in script; elliptical bowl; maker's marks stamped on the undersides.
Object Number:
INV.14244-14247
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "D" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "PAT. APD. FOR," anchor, "ROGERS" anchor "AA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Iced-tea spoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 19 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver plate iced-tea spoons with long, narrow, upturned squared thread handles with the engraved initial "D" in script; elliptical bowl; maker's marks stamped on the undersides.
Object Number:
INV.14242-14243
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "D" in script
stamped: on the undersdie of the handle: "1847 ROGERS BROS," scales in a circle, "XS/ TRIPLE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39750
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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