Souvenir spoon: Fort Leavenworth

1890-1900

Maker

Howard Sterling Co. (1886-1902)

Measurements

3-7/8 in x 3/4 in x 1/2 in

Materials

Gold-washed silver

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.1096

Inscription

"FORT LEAVENWORTH" is across the bowl.

The Howard Sterling Co. four-leaf clover touchmark and "STERLING" are on the back of the handle near the bowl.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

Fort Leavenworth, established in 1827, is in Leavenworth, Kansas, the oldest city in the state.  No images of the fort are depicted on the spoon. Instead, the handle is a highly sculptural rendition of a flower resented in the round.