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Shell Motif Sugar Spoon
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| Accession #: | 4429.91 |
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| Title: | Shell Motif Sugar Spoon |
| Object Type: | Spoon, Serving; Spoon, Sugar |
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| Physical Description: | Silver-plate sugar spoon with an egg shaped bowl and decorated with an engraved floral design, chased spray pattern, and scalloped shoulders. Plain handle with shell design at tip. Made by Towle Manufacturing Company, patent 1888. |
| 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 owned an assortment of flatware serving pieces in various styles, occasionally monogrammed, including less expensive silver-plated serving pieces like this sugar spoon made by Towle Manufacturing in Newburyport, Massachusetts. |
| Category: | Campbell Collection |
| Geographical Reference: | Campbell House (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane) |
| Dimensions: |
Object Height/Width 5.625 x 1.5"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
silver (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 2019 |
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