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Spoon

Designers: Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883-1960; or Frederick Carder, American, born England, 1864-1963
Manufacturer: Steuben Division, Corning Glass Works
Medium: Silver-plate, glass
Place Manufactured: Corning, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1930
Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 7/8 in. (19.7 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm)
Markings: Stamped on back of metal stem: "H"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1992.165.5
Credit Line: Gift of Denis Gallion and Daniel Morris
Image: Overall, 1992.165.5_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Spoon; silver-plate and colorless glass. Silver-plated oval bowl with narrow squared stem attached to a wider handle via two increasingly larger rings. Above mid-point band with two lines incised around upper end attached to a rounded glass handle. Glass handle gradually widens towards its rounded crest. Condition: Tarnished, especially along edges. Light scratches on glass handle.

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