Souvenir spoon: Venice

1890-1915

Measurements

5 in x 7/8 in x 1/2 in

Materials

Silver and gold-washed bowl

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.1171

Provenance

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

Comments

The unusual device at the tip of the double-twist handle is a "fero de prora," a metal ornament mounted on the prow of a gondola.  It counterbalances the gondolier in the stern and protects the bow from damage.  The motif represents the city of Venice.

A winged figure is at the base of the handle adjacent to the bowl.  A similar motif is on the “Lion of Lucerne” spoon, accession no. 1971.1149.

The spoon has no maker or other marks.