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Demitasse Spoon

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1814-1818

GUSN

GUSN-67034

Description

Silver demitasse spoon with a fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"C" (Engraved on the handle)

Maker

Wyer & Farley (Maker)

Location of Origin

Portland, ME, USA

Credit Line

Bequest of Frances W. Marrett

Accession Number

1974.258

Reference Notes

Flynt, Henry N. and Martha G. Fales. The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver.. Old Deerfield, MA: The Heritage Foundation, 1968.

Places

Maine (United States)

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