Salt spoon
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1848-1890
Maker
J. E. Caldwell & Co. (1848-2003)
Measurements
3-1/2 in x 7/8 in x 3/8 in
Materials
Silver
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1080
Inscription
“STERLING” and “J.E.CALDWELL & CO.” are on the underside of the handle.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The small spoon has a deep, round, ladle-like bowl. The handle is decorated in a shell and C scroll pattern often identified as "king" or "king's" that originated in England. It was made by many silver flatware manufacturers of the mid- to late-19th century.
The spoon was catalogued among Mary Warner's souvenir spoons, but it is unrelated by design or function to those spoons.
