Souvenir spoon: 1893 Exposition
Irvington, New Jersey
1893
Maker
Probably Alvin Manufacturing Co. (1886-1928)
Measurements
4-1/8 in x 7/8 in x 5/8 in
Materials
Gold-washed silver
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1176
Inscription
“WORLD’S / COLUMBIAN / EXPOSITION” in relief is at the end of the handle. “1492•1893” is in a band across a globe on the back of the handle with “STERLING” at the base of handle. “PATENT APPLIED FOR” in worn lettering is at the base of the bowl near the handle.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The spoon features a profile of a man (perhaps meant to be Christopher Columbus) within a laurel wreath at the tip of the handle, above Exposition wording and a globe surmounted bu a lighthouse and other symbols. It is on a winged shaft and anchor above a portrait of what is likely the Santa Maria. The back of the handle is laden with similar imagery, including a globe with 1492 and 1893 engraved across it.
