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Spoon

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1940

GUSN

GUSN-17012

Description

Each is cast with a fleur-de-lys terminus on an intertwined flowering vine shaft and an egg-shaped bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

spoons
casting (process)
silver (metal)
plate (material)
fleur-de-lis (motifs)
Silver
Slip Cast
Fleur-de-Lis
SPOON

Inscription

Impressed into the bowl is: ITALY.

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Italy

Dimensions

6.875 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.784.2

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