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Spoon, Tablewear Series
Accession # 1995.16.18
Maker Boris Bally
Title Spoon, Tablewear Series
Date Designed and made 1987
Medium Silver, ebony
Dimensions Overall: 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (2.2 x 3.5 x 18.7 cm) Handle width: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
Marks Incised on right side of collar: ".925 © BALLY 1987"
Credit Line Gift of Boris Bally in honor of Alex & Doris Bally and Bob Ebendorf
Location Visible Storage: Case 17, Shelf N (Contemporary Design)
Description Geometric, silver tea- or dessertspoon with flat, rectangular ebony handle. Bowl of spoon is an inverted, wide, shallow cone; bowl floats above handle and is angled slightly upward, attached to collar by a narrow rectangular bridge that extends straight out from collar then angles up to meet underside of bowl. Rectangular collar attached to handle with a rivet; bottom edge of collar angles downward from left to right. CONDITION: Good; a few light scratches on inside and underside of head of spoon, silver tarnished.