Souvenir spoon: Mexico
Mexico
1890-1915
Measurements
5-1/4 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
1971.1100
Inscription
"Mexico" is in the bowl.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
This spoon, unmarked by the maker, has “Mexico” in the gold-washed bowl. It is unlike almost all other souvenir spoons in its decoration: the cartouche-shaped handle is filled with delicate filigree. More filigree appears on the five lobes near the bowl. Silver pearl-like ornaments are scattered throughout the design.
Bibliography
Accumulation & Display: Mass Marketing Household Goods in America, 1880-1920 (The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1986), no. 180, p. 137.
