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Souvenir spoon, Towle Silversmith fl. 1882-, role classification of maker, goldsmith company author, Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 — souvenir spoon with an ovoid dipper with a pointed tip, with a scene depicting the interior of a mine with two men with pickaxes; on the reverse an engraved inscription in cursive Batle Mont probably referring to Battle Mount, a city in Nevada; straight, flaring handle with a lanceolate tip, handle grip with a depiction of a man standing by a well, turning a crank, winding up a chain running along the handle, to which a bucket filled with ore is attached at the end, reaching into the mine; on the reverse of the handle a crossed shovel, pickaxe and a rope with an incomprehensible inscription; late 19th century; United States of America; cutlery; height 14.6 cm, width 2.3 cm, weight 30 g, A single metal spoon lies horizontally on a flat surface, showing a reflective bowl with decorative embossed patterns and a gently curved handle with a beaded edge and ornate detailing; the scene predominantly features shades of gray and silver with subtle highlights and shadows on the spoon and a smooth gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A09_013

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57.9Mo (563.6Ko) / 50.8cm x 28.6cm / 6000 x 3375 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Souvenir spoon Towle Silversmith fl 1882- role classification maker goldsmith company author Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 souvenir spoon ovoid dipper pointed tip scene depicting interior mine two men pickaxes reverse engraved inscription cursive Batle Mont referring Battle Mount city Nevada straight flaring handle lanceolate tip handle grip depiction man standing well turning crank winding up chain running handle bucket filled ore attached reaching crossed shovel pickaxe rope incomprehensible inscription late 19th century United States America cutlery height 14.6 cm width 2.3 cm weight 30 g single metal spoon lies horizontally flat surface showing reflective bowl decorative embossed patterns gently curved beaded edge ornate detailing scene predominantly features shades gray silver subtle highlights shadows spoon smooth gray background.