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Demitasse Spoon

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1885

GUSN

GUSN-49332

Description

Silver demitasse spoon with a twist handle and pointed oval bowl. Queen Bess design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coffee spoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Eating
Spoon, Coffee
Spoon, Demitasse
Spoon, Demitasse

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Providence, RI, USA

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1976.126

Reference Notes

Carpenter, Charles Hope, Author. Gorham Silver, 1831-1981. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1982.

Places

Rhode Island (United States)

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