Légende

Souvenir spoon by Towle Silversmith fl. 1882–, late 19th century. Ovoid dipper with pointed tip showing a scene of a mine interior with two men with pickaxes; reverse of dipper engraved in cursive Batle Mont probably referring to Battle Mount, Nevada. Straight, flaring handle with lanceolate tip; handle grip depicts a man standing by a well, turning a crank, winding a chain along the handle to which a bucket filled with ore is attached, reaching into the mine. Reverse of handle shows a crossed shovel, pickaxe and a rope with an incomprehensible inscription. Souvenir spoon, cutlery; materials: silver; place of origin: Newburyport, United States of America. Height 14.6 cm, width 2.3 cm, weight 30 g., A single metal spoon lies horizontally on a flat surface, showing a smooth, slightly reflective bowl and an ornate handle with raised decorative patterns; the visible colors are silver tones on the spoon and a muted gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A09_012

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57.9Mo (770.4Ko) / 50.8cm x 28.6cm / 6000 x 3375 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Souvenir spoon Towle Silversmith fl 1882– late 19th century Ovoid dipper pointed tip showing scene mine interior two men pickaxes reverse dipper engraved cursive Batle Mont referring Battle Mount Nevada Straight flaring handle lanceolate tip handle grip depicts man standing well turning crank winding chain handle bucket filled ore attached reaching mine Reverse crossed shovel pickaxe rope incomprehensible inscription cutlery materials silver place origin Newburyport United States America Height 14.6 cm width 2.3 cm weight 30 g single metal spoon lies horizontally flat surface showing smooth slightly reflective bowl ornate handle raised decorative patterns visible colors silver tones spoon muted gray background.