Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Dessert spoon
Object Number:
1982.61
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Silver, inlaid mixed metals
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 7/8 in. ( 18.4 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "M TIFFANY & CO STERLING 356"
Description:
Silver dessert spoon with inlaid mixed metals in the Japanese style (Lap Over Edge pattern); downturned hammered handle with inlaid branch and flower design; egg-shaped bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Gallery Label:
This is a rare handmade example of Tiffany's "Lap Over Edge" pattern, using inlaid rather than applied decoration. The spoon was probably originally paired with a fork as part of a dessert set. For a similar set, see William P. Hood, Jr., "Tiffany Silver Flatware, 1845-1905" (1999), fig. 342.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
