Souvenir spoon: Toronto
Toronto, Canada
1901
Maker
Roden Brothers (1891-1953)
Measurements
5-1/4 in x 1-1/8 in x 3/4 in
Materials
Gold-washed silver with enamel decoration
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1074
Inscription
“CANADA” is below the enameled shield, and “TORONTO” is above the cityscape in the bowl.
“R 925” and “STERLING” are on the back of the handle shaft, below “REGD 1901” at the base of the shield.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The gold-washed spoon has a view of the city in the bowl showing Lake Ontario with boats in the foreground, buildings along the waterfront, and “Toronto” in the sky above. The handle has a brightly enameled shield in blue, white, and gold beneath a crown-like motif rendered in turquoise, red, and gold cloisonné. A turquoise banner with “CANADA” arcs below the shield.
