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
Not on view
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.
19th century
