Creator(s): Barr, Moering & Company (Importer) , Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

Thsi spoon is a copy of a roman sauce spoon. The handle is long and pointed. The bowl is joined to the handle by a curved section. The bowl is deep and pear-shaped with a flat end.

Made from:

Silver

Made in:

London, England

Date made:

1924

Size:

22.7 cm (8 15/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

12.320

Class:

SILVER

Signature marks:

MARK INSCRIPTION underneath: Lion passant (sterling standard, 1916-1933) Leopard's head (London Assay office, 1916-1933) Date letter i (1924) F on an oval (counterfeit English mark on imported gold and silver, 1876-) BM & Co (mark of Barr, Moering & Co, foreign agents (importers)) POMPEI- inscribed on side of handle: M

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973