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Spoon for Poached Egg
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| Accession #: | 4429.94 |
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| Title: | Spoon for Poached Egg |
| Object Type: | Spoon, Serving |
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| Physical Description: | Silver spoon or ladle with wide, pierced bowl. Cast rope and flower rosette and cast rooster or bird mounted onto handle. Handle tip curls into a hook. Bowl slightly damaged; small piece lost. |
| 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 this large spoon with a shallow pierced bowl, possibly for serving poached eggs. |
| Category: | Campbell Collection |
| Geographical Reference: | Campbell House (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane); Amsterdam (International->Europe->The Netherlands) |
| Dimensions: |
Object Height/Width 4.625 x 2.75"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
silver (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 2019 |
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