Coffee Spoon
Decorative Arts
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Gilt silver
DATES
ca. 1890
DIMENSIONS
4 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. (10.2 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On reverse of stem: "eagle in shield"; "R in shield"; "lion rampant in shield"; "STERLING"
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
ACCESSION NUMBER
1993.207.7
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman
RIGHTS STATEMENT
Creative Commons-BY
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CAPTION
Reed & Barton (American, 1840-present). Coffee Spoon, ca. 1890. Gilt silver, 4 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. (10.2 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman, 1993.207.7. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1993.207.7_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1993.207.7_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Coffee spoon, silver with gold wash. Pointed oval bowl with stem realistically modeled as a flower stem with sunflower or daisy on top of handle.
Condition: Normal wear.
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