Souvenir spoon: Inverness
Birmingham, England
Date letter for 1898
Maker
Possibly James Fenton
Measurements
4-3/8 in x 7/8 in x 5/8 in
Materials
Silver with a gold-washed bowl
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1154
Inscription
“Inverness” is in the bowl. Hallmarks stamped into back of the handle include an anchor and lion for Birmingham, a "y" date letter for 1898, and a “J • F” within a rectangle with clipped corners.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The handle tip is modeled as an antlered stag, presumably a Scottish red deer. The handle is twisted and attaches to a gold-washed bowl with “Inverness” written in it.
The Birmingham silversmith is not positively identified.
