Caption

Jam spoon by Stephen I Adams fl. ca. 1758–1802. Jam spoon with an ovoid scoop with an irregularly cut edge, decorated with repoussé fruit on a leafy branch; smooth, widening handle terminating in a semicircle and bent inward at the end. Repoussé decoration from the mid-19th century ca. 1800/1801 noted; repousse decoration mid-19th century. London, England, Great Britain. Cutlery; length 22 cm, width 4.5 cm dipper, weight 62 g., A single metallic spoon lies horizontally on a gray background, showing a reflective silver surface with darker shadowed areas; the bowl of the spoon has a textured, embossed pattern with irregular raised shapes and darker recesses, while the handle is smooth and tapers slightly toward a rounded end with a subtle decorative curve; overall visible colors are silver, gray, and blackish shadows.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_496

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.5Mb (941.5Kb) / 16.0in x 9.6in / 4808 x 2871 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jam spoon Stephen I Adams fl ca 1758–1802 ovoid scoop irregularly cut edge decorated repoussé fruit leafy branch smooth widening handle terminating semicircle bent inward Repoussé decoration mid-19th century ca 1800 1801 noted repousse decoration mid-19th century London England Great Britain Cutlery length 22 cm width 4.5 cm dipper weight 62 g single metallic spoon lies horizontally gray background showing reflective silver surface darker shadowed areas bowl spoon textured embossed pattern irregular raised shapes darker recesses handle tapers slightly rounded subtle decorative curve visible colors gray blackish shadows.