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

Serving spoon

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1865

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

InscribedUnidentified maker's mark stamped on back: shield with star in center above which is animal head and word "coin"; handle stamped with retailer's name (Chas. F. Greenwood and Brother, Norfolk, VA), and date (March 30-69) in engraved script.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number85.94

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DescriptionForward bent spatulate shaped handle with serrated edge; engraved with leafage and dots, center of handle is twisted and ends in fluted shell-shaped bowl; no drop at joining of handle and bowl.

Published ReferencesG.B. Cutten, THE SILVERSMITHS OF VIRGINIA (Richmond, VA: Dietz Press, 1952), p. 95.