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Spoon (USA)
This is a spoon. It was made by Frederick J. Posey. It is dated 1820–42 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "From Fiddle to Fatuous..." in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:
" The first mechanically produced spoons were thin and flimsy, with little or no strenth in their shaping, and with shallow, pressed-out bowls that were brittle and readily broken (fig. 4) Casting required too much special equipment and metal to be feasible for making most flatware or cutlery."
This object was
donated by
Thomas S. Tibbs.
It is credited Gift of Thomas S. Tibbs.
- Prototype for "Eva" Knife Knife Prototype
- balsa wood, gesso.
- Gift of the Estate of Eva Zeisel.
- 2014-8-3
- Ciga Soup Spoon Spoon
- silver plated, metal.
- Gift of Lella and Massimo Vignelli.
- 1985-54-17
- American Modern Spoon
- forged stainless steel.
- Gift of Russel Wright.
- 1976-15-4-e
Our curators have highlighted 7 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Apostle Spoon with St. Thomas or St. Matthew Finial Spoon, ca. 1661
- gold plated, silver.
- Museum purchase through gift of Joseph Holtzman and from General Acquisitions....
- 2006-7-1
- Spoon (Sweden)
- stainless steel.
- Gift of the designer Theresia Hvorslev.
- 2001-16-9
- Plate
- glass.
- Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.
- 1986-61-134
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 15 × 3 × 1.6 cm (5 7/8 × 1 3/16 × 5/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On reverse of stem: [1] FJ POSEY
It is inscribed
On terminal of handle: [1] Monogram: LM
Cite this object as
Spoon (USA); Made by Frederick J. Posey (American, active 1820–40); silver; L x W x D: 15 × 3 × 1.6 cm (5 7/8 × 1 3/16 × 5/8 in.); Gift of Thomas S. Tibbs; 1959-181-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Maira Kalman Selects and Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
