Souvenir spoon: Philadelphia

c. 1893

Measurements

5-3/4 in x 1-1/4 in x 7/8 in

Materials

Silver

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.1057

Inscription

“STERLING” is stamped into the underside of the handle near the bowl.

Provenance

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

Comments

The spoon features a large and detailed cartouche at the end of the handle displaying the seal or coat-of-arms of Philadelphia.

Bibliography

Accumulation & Display:  Mass Marketing Household Goods in America, 1880-1920 (The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1986), no. 200, pp. 143-144.