Souvenir spoon
Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts
1893-1920
Maker
Shepard Manufacturing Co. (c. 1893-1923)
Measurements
3-7/8 in x 7/8 in x 5/8 in
Materials
Silver and enamel
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1109
Inscription
“STERLING" followed by an "S” mark for the manufacturer is on the back of the handle.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
This spoon features a white enameled handle on which is painted a green, yellow, and blue flag with a white crown in the center. The significance of the flag design is unknown. There is no other decoration or writing on the spoon that establishes any particular identity.
Application of the thick coating of white enamel on the handle extends into the die-cast design. Other spoons by this maker have smaller enameled sections.
