Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir spoon
Object Number:
1987.4a
Date:
1892-1895
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 14.3 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on obverse of handle: "REASON" and "LIBERTY"
stamped: on reverse of bowl: "OTTO WETTSTEIN / [lion][anchor]G / STERLING"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "PAT. 1892"
Description:
silver souvenir spoon with plain oval bowl; handle finial in the form of a portrait bust of Robert Ingersoll with crossed torches, inscribed "REASON" and "LIBERTY," below base; stamped maker's mark on back of bowl.
Gallery Label:
In the 1890s and early years of the twentieth century thousands of souvenir spoons were made by dozens of United States manufacturers. Gorham, the largest manufacturer of sterling flatwares in the U.S. at the turn of the century, dominated the souvenir spoon market almost from the beginning. (See Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., "Gorham Silver, 1831-1981," pp. 180-199.)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walston S. Brown
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
