Dessert spoon
Manufacturer
Louis Antoine Drouard
(French)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1800
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
InscribedStamped on reverse along with two obliterated marks. Monogram on back of each spoon "D".
Credit LineGift of the Norfolk Historic Foundation
Object number79.285.104
Not on view
DescriptionElliptical bowl with forward bent handle decorated with simple thread design.Published ReferencesE. Beuque et M. Frapsance, DICTIONAIRE DES POINCONS DE MAITRES-ORFEVRES FRANCAIS DU XIVe SIECLE A 1838, (F. de Nobele, Paris, 1964), no. 1.350 for maker's mark.
ca. 1900
18th century
ca. 1850
19th century