Coffee Spoon
Reed & Barton
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Reed & Barton (American, 1840–present). Coffee Spoon, ca. 1890. Gilt silver, 4 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. (10.2 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman, 1993.207.7. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Coffee Spoon
Date
ca. 1890
Geography
Place manufactured: Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Medium
Gilt silver
Classification
Dimensions
4 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. (10.2 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
On reverse of stem: "eagle in shield"; "R in shield"; "lion rampant in shield"; "STERLING"
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman
Accession Number
1993.207.7
Frequent Art Questions
What are these?
Well, I could only find one of those spoons in our collections by the photo you sent and it is the more gold-colored one all the way to the right. That is a coffee spoon made of gilt silver. It was made around 1890 and the flower at the top of the handle is either a daisy or a sunflower. The company, Reed & Barton, is an American silversmith manufacturer that is still in business today in Massachusetts.
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