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Venetian Spoon, ca. 1880–85

This is a spoon. It was manufactured by Reed & Barton. It is dated ca. 1880–85 and we acquired it in 2006. Its medium is silver plated, metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Historical Design Inc.. It is credited Gift of Historical Design Inc..

  • Necklace
  • bent silver wire.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-116

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 23.3 × 5.5 × 3 cm (9 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On reverse of stem, stamped: [1] REED & BARTON [2] 4

Cite this object as

Venetian Spoon, ca. 1880–85; Manufactured by Reed & Barton (United States); USA; silver plated, metal; L x W x D: 23.3 × 5.5 × 3 cm (9 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 3/16 in.); Gift of Historical Design Inc.; 2006-30-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.

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