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Folding Spoon with Damascened Floral Handle Folding Spoon
This is a Folding spoon. It was made by FGS. It is dated ca. 1700 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is silver, steel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
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 (overall): 18.1 × 4.2 × 2.1 cm (7 1/8 × 1 5/8 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D (folded): 9.8 × 4.2 × 2.1 cm (3 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On back of neck: [1] JGS
Cite this object as
Folding Spoon with Damascened Floral Handle Folding Spoon; Made by FGS; Germany; silver, steel, gold; L x W x D (overall): 18.1 × 4.2 × 2.1 cm (7 1/8 × 1 5/8 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D (folded): 9.8 × 4.2 × 2.1 cm (3 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 13/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-250
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
