Souvenir spoon: San Francisco
San Francisco, California
1901
Maker
Shreve and Co. (founded 1852)
Measurements
4 in x 7/8 in x 1/2 in
Materials
Silver
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1052
Inscription
“SAN FRANCISCO” in raised letters is below the image in the bowl.
“C. D. A. / 10/17/01” engraved on outside of the bowl
“SHREVE & CO / STERLING” stamped into the outside of the bowl at the attachment to the handle.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The spoon has double-twist handle with a sphere at the end. The bowl shows an imaginary representation of San Francisco Bay with a setting sun behind a sailboat and a three-story building to the left. (Compare this image to spoon 1971.1085.)
George Shreve founded the Shreve Jewelry Company in 1852. After his death in 1893, his son incorporated the business as Shreve and Co. in 1894.
The initials on the back of the bowl are unidentified.
