Spoon: nutmeg
Brooklyn, New York
Patented 1891
Maker
George W. Shiebler & Co (1876-1910)
Measurements
4-1/2 in x 7/8 in x 1/2 in
Materials
Silver
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1093
Inscription
“S” within a winged device is at the base of the handle. “STERLING” and “PAT. MAR. 9 ’91.” are on the underside of the handle.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The spoon has a bowl that looks like a nutmeg or possibly a walnut. The foliate handle, however, represents nutmeg greenery. It is illustrated and discussed in Anton Hardt, Souvenir Spoons of America (1891), pp. 8-9. Connecticut is the nutmeg state. Hardt stated, "Hansel, Sloan & Co., Hartford, Conn., control the manufacture and sale of this spoon."
The spoon was catalogued among the collection of souvenir spoons that belonged to Mary Corbit Warner, although it is probably better understood as an Aesthetic Movement spoon than a souvenir spoon. The maker, Shiebler, made silver objects in the Aesthetic Movement style.
