Souvenir spoon: Russian cloisonné

1885-1900

Measurements

5 in x 1-1/8 in x 1/2 in

Materials

Gold-washed silver, enamel

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.1076

Inscription

Two unidentified marks are on the underside of the handle shaft.

Provenance

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

Comments

The jewel-like appearance of this spoon was achieved by cloisonné work.  Cloisonné is a centuries-old decorating technique in which metal barriers, evident in this spoon as beaded lines, hold in place colored enamels (or other materials).