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Shallow Serving Spoon, from a Five Piece Set of Serving Utensils

Decorative Arts and Design

MEDIUM Stainless steel and Lucite
  • Place Made: United States
  • DATES ca. 1935
    DIMENSIONS 3 x 14 1/4 x 4 in. (7.6 x 36.2 x 10.2 cm)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS no marks
    SIGNATURE Unsigned
    INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1999.108.31
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Paul F. Walter
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Ladle, stainless steel and Lucite. The stainless steel, circular shaped bowl is shallow. The applied, cylindrical handle is attached to the base through an insertion into a slit on the handle. The lower 1/4 of the handle is stainless steel that curves up and then levels out. The upper 3/4 of the handle is a clear plastic that is smaller in diameter than the metal section. The plastic section is inserted into the stainless steel handle. Condition: Excellent condition, with overall minor abrasions due to use. Catalogued by J. Pineiro 2-22-2000
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Russel Wright (American, 1904-1976). Shallow Serving Spoon, from a Five Piece Set of Serving Utensils, ca. 1935. Stainless steel and Lucite, 3 x 14 1/4 x 4 in. (7.6 x 36.2 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1999.108.31. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.108.31.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.1999.108.31.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011
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    Russel Wright (American, 1904-1976). <em>Shallow Serving Spoon,  from a Five Piece Set of Serving Utensils</em>, ca. 1935. Stainless steel and Lucite, 3 x 14 1/4 x 4 in. (7.6 x 36.2 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1999.108.31. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.108.31.jpg)