Souvenir spoon: Gettysburg
Providence, Rhode Island
1890-1910
Maker
Gorham Manufacturing Co. (1831-1986)
Measurements
6 in x 1-1/4 in x 5/8 in
Materials
Silver
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1157
Inscription
GETTYSBURG” is on the handle. Gorham touchmarks with “STERLING” and “3 2” are on the back of the handle.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The spoon handle tip features a sculpted rendition of the white marble statue of Liberty atop the Soldiers’ National Monument, dedicated in 1869, at Gettysburg. The decisive war was fought from July 1 to 3, 1863. The bowl shows sword-bearing mounted soldiers leading a charge.
Bibliography
Accumulation & Display: Mass Marketing Household Goods in America, 1880-1920 (The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1986), no. 187, p. 139.
