Museum Collections
Luce Center
Berry spoons (3)
Object Number:
INV.14521mm-oo
Date:
ca. 1891
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 4 5/8 x 2 x 5/8 in. ( 11.7 x 5.1 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "W" in a circle beside a two-headed griffin, "STERLING PAT 91"
Description:
Three silver berry spoons with downturned handles with shell tips and foliate scroll borders; scalloped ovoid bowl with pierced lattice work in the centers; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
"Louix XV" pattern from the Whiting Manufacturing Co., issued in 1891.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.






