Caption

Souvenir spoon, Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941. Decorative spoon with an ovoid scoop bearing a genre scene inside a barn: resting peasants in peasant costumes with hats. In the foreground a man sits on a stool with his back turned; to his left a standing man raises a pipe to his mouth, his right hand leaning on a rake; in the background a seated man with his hand resting on his knee. Twisted wire handle finished with a cow figure wearing a bell. Unmarked, late 19th century, Netherlands, cutlery, varia; length 11 cm, width 2.6 cm, weight 15 g., A silver-toned ornate spoon lies horizontally against a plain gray background, with a slightly oval bowl showing raised decorative shapes and textured indentations, a twisted decorative stem with a leafy flourish near the bowl, and an elaborate handle end featuring a small sculpted animal perched on a rectangular platform; visible colors include silver and gray with hints of darker tarnished areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_078

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.9Mb (853.5Kb) / 20.0in x 11.3in / 6000 x 3375 (300dpi)

Keywords

Souvenir spoon Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 Decorative spoon ovoid scoop bearing genre scene inside barn resting peasants peasant costumes hats foreground man sits stool back turned left standing man raises pipe mouth right hand leaning rake background seated man hand resting knee Twisted wire handle finished cow figure wearing bell Unmarked late 19th century Netherlands cutlery varia length 11 cm width 2.6 cm weight 15 g silver-toned ornate spoon lies horizontally plain gray background slightly oval bowl showing raised decorative shapes textured indentations twisted decorative stem leafy flourish near bowl elaborate handle featuring small sculpted animal perched rectangular platform visible colors include silver gray hints darker tarnished areas.