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Repousse Serving Spoon
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| Accession #: | 4429.103 |
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| Title: | Repousse Serving Spoon |
| Object Type: | Spoon, Serving |
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| Physical Description: | Sterling silver serving spoon has oval, gold-toned bowl with repousse fruit bottom and scalloped rim. Handle has unidentified pattern of low-relief leaves and flowers on both top and reverse. Decorative symbol (including dagger) engraved on handle top, near tip. |
| Description: | The 1859 Comstock Lode discovery provided a large silver supply, and silver flatware became a dining essential. New serving pieces were introduced during the 1880s and 1890s, before the number of pieces in any one pattern began to decline. Grace Campbell (or perhaps her daughter, Helen Campbell Powell) acquired a few early 19th century silver serving pieces, to complement flatware sets acquired after 1890. Her collection included this serving spoon made in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1832, engraved with elements of the Adams family crest. |
| Category: | Campbell Collection |
| Geographical Reference: | Campbell House (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane); Scotland (International->Europe) |
| Dimensions: |
Object Height/Width 8.75 x 1.75"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
sterling silver (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 2019 |
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