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Object ID #18803873
This is a spoon. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is silver, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Cutlery sets with hand-painted, gilded porcelain handles were often used for the dessert course at refined tables. The cutlery displayed is arranged as it might have been for dessert. (Tools for the Table, 1993).
This object was
donated by
Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 19.4 × 4 × 3.5 cm (7 5/8 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On back of spoon bowl: [1] two crossed swords, "12" between the blades, "D" between the sword handles, horizontal line across swords, stamped (mark for Dresden?) (see: Tardy, Silver, 198, p.36; Dresden, 1730) [2] "G", stamped (year mark?) [3] "TM", stamped (maker's mark?) [4] zigzag line, incised (assayer's test mark)
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Object ID #18803873; Germany; silver, gold; L x W x D: 19.4 × 4 × 3.5 cm (7 5/8 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/8 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-187
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
