Caption

Souvenir spoon, Ford Company fl. 1875–1899. Souvenir spoon with an ovoid scoop with a pointed tip; half-handle with oblique cuts, then flat, splitting at the end, with a plaque attached in the form of a cartouche with an open book bearing the Hebrew inscription URIM/TUMMIM on a background of sapphire enamel. Inscription: Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941. Date: 1890s. Place of origin: New Haven, United States of America. Materials/scale: cutlery; length 10.5 cm, width 2.4 cm, weight 15 g., A single metal spoon lies on a smooth surface, showing a reflective bowl with a slightly worn texture and a twisted section along the handle; the handle ends with a small rectangular decorative panel that includes a darker colored inset. The visible colors are silver, gray, and a small area of blue on the handle.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_025

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Keywords

Souvenir spoon Ford Company fl 1875–1899 ovoid scoop pointed tip half-handle oblique cuts flat splitting plaque attached form cartouche open book bearing Hebrew inscription URIM Tummim background sapphire enamel Inscription Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 Date 1890s Place origin New Haven United States America Materials scale cutlery length 10.5 cm width 2.4 cm weight 15 g single metal spoon lies smooth surface showing reflective bowl slightly worn texture twisted section handle handle ends small rectangular decorative panel includes darker colored inset visible colors silver gray small area blue handle.