Creator(s): Barker Brothers, Ltd. (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
The rat-tailed spoon has a deep oval bowl and a long thin handle. The handle has several sections. The end is twisted in a spiral. Next is an animal mask followed by a long section of vine scrolls on blue enamel. The area closest to the bowl consists of three disks with celtic designs on a green ground separated by pairs of beads. The bowl is decorated with scrolled foliage.
- Made from:
- Silver gilt -- enamel
- Made in:
- Birmingham, England
- Date made:
- 1936
- Size:
- 25 cm (9 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.317
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK; LABEL On side of handle: Lion passant (sterling fineness, 1933-); Anchor (Birminghan Assay office, 1933-); Date letter M (1936); B.B/ S.Ld on a shield (maker Barker Bros. Silver Co., Inc.); on back of bowl: STERLING MADE IN ENGLAND; Inside box is a label: Facsimile of THE ANOINTING SPOON as used at the CORONATION of the KINGS since EDWARD I and will be used at the CORONATION of KING GEORGE VI and QUEEN ELIZABETH
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973