A simple shallow egg-shaped bowl on a handle stem. It is cast in the form of a flowering vine with a shield and crown shaped terminus with the Medici(?) family coat of arms.
spoons
souvenirs
casting (process)
silver (metal)
plate (material)
coats of arms
Silver
Slip Cast
Coat-of-Arms
SPOON
Impressed in the back of the bowl is: ITALY.
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
1986.782.2
Medici
Unknown
Italy
7 (H) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.782
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