Museum Collections
Luce Center
Serving fork and spoon
Object Number:
1942.284ab
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Silver with gilding
Dimensions:
Part (spoon): 10 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 in. (26.4 x 6.4 x 5.1 cm)
Part (fork): 10 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (26.7 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of each handle: "TIFFANY & CO. STERLING PAT. 1880 M"
Description:
Silver Chrysanthemum pattern serving fork and spoon, both with wavy-end handles decorated with molded ornament culminating in a single chrysanthemum blossom at upturned end; spoon has pointed oval bowl; fork has oval bowl terminating in four triangular tines; both spoon and fork bowls have chrysanthemum drops along reverse sides and both are gilded along obverse and reverse surfaces; maker's hallmarks on reverse of each handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.







