See more objects with the color darkslategrey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1905

  • Work on this object ended.

2013

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Butter Spoon Spoon, ca. 1900

This is a spoon. It was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and made for (as the client) Miss Catherine Cranston. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 2013. Its medium is silver-plated nickel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Harry C. Sigman.

Its dimensions are

Length: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped on underside of the handle: "Miss Cranston's in a rectangular shield conforming to upper case M and C"

Cite this object as

Butter Spoon Spoon, ca. 1900; Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish, 1868–1928); Client: Miss Catherine Cranston (Scottish, 1849–1934); Scotland; silver-plated nickel; Length: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); Gift of Harry C. Sigman; 2013-21-31

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/51685187/ |title=Butter Spoon Spoon, ca. 1900 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=10 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>