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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Spoon
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Spoon

CultureRussian
Date19th century
MediumSilver | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
InscribedMarked 88, a device designating the city of Toula, Russia in an oval, and two words in Russian below part of a shield. All this is stamped.
Credit LineGift of the Misses Serpell
Object number46.36.1D
Not on view
DescriptionHeavy gilt silver enamel spoon having fig-shaped bowl decorated on back with head among foliage. The back ground is white surrounded by a light blue bland within a rope beading around outer edge of bowl. Octagonal handle is divided into four secitons including bulbous end having a tiny pointed finial. Two center sections have four decorated and four undecorated sections. The lower four contain (two yellow, one white and red) leaves with white dots having tiny red spots. The upper of these center secitons is decorated with four groups of foliage on the four sides directly above the yellow and white group. These are blue green and white with red. The end has a band of tear drops (head to foot) with dots at the upper points, green, dark and light blue, dark blue, yellow and white with red. Ground white.

Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.
late 19th early 20th c
Color corrected by Ed Pollard-2020.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
ca. 1875-1880
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.
late 19th – early 20th c.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
19th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
19th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021
late 19th – early 20th c.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.
late 19th – early 20th c.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.
late 19th – early 20th c.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.
late 19th-early 20th c.