Souvenir spoon: Pittsburgh

1890-1910

Measurements

3-3/4 in x 3/4 in x 1/2 in

Materials

Gold-washed silver and enamel

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.1126

Inscription

"Pittsburg" is engraved across the outside bottom of the bowl.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The spoon has a handle tip decorated with a cloisonné image of a stylized flower against a blue background and within a white border.  In cloisonné, raised walls or barriers control the flow of enamels.  A bit more cloisonné decoration occurs on the handle next to the bowl.

The back of the bowl has “Pittsburg” [misspelled without “h”], which is the only place indication on the spoon.