Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Egg spoons (10) (Rouen)
Object name
Egg spoons (10) (Rouen)
Date
ca. 1892
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
each overall: 4 5/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 11.7 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description
Ten silver egg spoons in the Rouen pattern with upturned wavy end, double-swell fiddle handles decorated with scrolled foliate decoration and engraved with the initials, "P B" in gothic script; oval pear, gilt bowl with a scallop drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle and bowl.
Credit Line
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number
1936.394-403
Marks
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "PAT. APLD. FOR"
stamped: on the underside of the bowl: lion passant, anchor, gothic "G" over "STERLING"
engraved: on the handle: "P B" in gothic script
Gallery Label
These spoons were presented by the donor with the Commodore Perry silver service, however they are not part of the set.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
