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Coffee Spoon, Croyden Pattern

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Silver-plate
DATES patented July 14, 1883
DIMENSIONS 5 x 1 x 1/2 in. (12.7 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm)
MARKINGS Impressed underside on bowl: [patent mark]; on stem: "PAIRPOINT MFG.CO"; on handle: "4"
ACCESSION NUMBER 2009.12.6
CREDIT LINE Gift of Robert Tuggle
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Long, narrow, flat rectangular handle, tapering at lower third to a shorter end at join of shaft; short, narrow shaft ending with a shallow, narrow, ovid bowl. Impressed decoration at top third of handle on a stippled background of narrow pointed leaves, plain reserve; lower third of handle: impressed decoration against a stippled background of flower with a large broad leaf and smaller, narrow leaf At top and bottom of shaft, inverted triangle design, Condition: normal signs of wear and tarnish.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
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