Caption

Jam spoon by Stephen I Adams fl. ca. 1758–1802. Silver jam spoon with an ovoid scoop having an irregularly cut edge, decorated with repoussé fruit on a leafy branch; smooth widening handle terminating in a semicircle and bent inwards at the end. Repoussé decoration from the mid-19th century; object dated 1800–1801. London, England. Cutlery. Length 22 cm, width 4.5 cm dipper, weight 62 g., A single metal spoon lies horizontally against a smooth gray background, with an elongated handle tapering slightly before widening at the rounded end and a shallow, oval bowl on the left that features raised decorative reliefs resembling leaves and rounded fruit shapes; the spoon and its decorations appear in silvery and slightly darker tarnished gray tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_495

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39.5Mb (904.6Kb) / 16.0in x 9.6in / 4808 x 2871 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jam spoon Stephen I Adams fl ca 1758–1802 Silver jam spoon ovoid scoop having irregularly cut edge decorated repoussé fruit leafy branch smooth widening handle terminating semicircle bent inwards Repoussé decoration mid-19th century object dated 1800–1801 London England Cutlery Length 22 cm width 4.5 cm dipper weight 62 g single metal spoon lies horizontally smooth gray background elongated handle tapering slightly rounded shallow oval bowl left features raised decorative reliefs resembling leaves rounded fruit shapes spoon decorations silvery slightly darker tarnished gray tones.