Souvenir spoon: Venice
Italy
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
Inscription
An indecipherable mark is on the bowl to one side of the handle.
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.
