Caption

Souvenir spoon by Fenton, James Birmingham; goldsmith's firm; fl. 1852–1954. Spoon with an ovoid scoop gilded inside and an angular handle ending with an openwork sword hilt set with an agate. Late 19th century, Birmingham, England. Cutlery; height 10.5 cm, width 2.8 cm, weight 10 g. Maker attribution includes Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 noted in inscriptions/decorative references., A single spoon is shown against a gray background, with a reflective bowl that appears silver with golden tones inside, a long silver-colored handle, and an ornate end featuring a small spherical element and a decorative cage-like piece with reddish-brown visible through the openwork; the spoon shows highlights and reflections of darker shapes on its surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_072

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Rights managed

Available size

21.8Mb (393.9Kb) / 6.5in x 13.0in / 1946 x 3909 (300dpi)

Keywords

Souvenir spoon Fenton James Birmingham goldsmith's firm fl 1852–1954 Spoon ovoid scoop gilded inside angular handle ending openwork sword hilt set agate Late 19th century Birmingham England Cutlery height 10.5 cm width 2.8 cm weight 10 g Maker attribution includes Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 noted inscriptions decorative references single spoon shown gray background reflective bowl silver golden tones inside long silver-colored handle ornate featuring small spherical element decorative cage- piece reddish-brown visible openwork spoon highlights reflections darker shapes surface.