Souvenir spoon: New Orleans
United States
Patented April 25, 1891
Maker
A. M. Hill (retailer)
Measurements
4-1/8 in x 7/8 in x 5/8 in
Materials
Silver
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1106
Inscription
"NEW ORLEANS" is in the bowl. “A.M.HILL / PAT.APRIL 25’91 / STERLING” are on the back of the handle where it joins the bowl.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The spoon shows a pelican (the Louisiana State bird) on a nest atop a bale of cotton. An alligator is below the New Orleans banner. Above the images, stairs lead up a monument-type base, which becomes a columnar handle. At the top is a figure of a Confederate soldier. The flag to the right seems to be a Confederate flag. The one on the opposite side is less-well defined and may be an American flag. This same image appears on other spoons associated with Confederate states and people, notably Robert E. Lee.
A. M. Hill was a retailer of jewelry in New Orleans.
