Name/Title
Silver Washington School souvenir spoon, 1912Entry/Object ID
2023.23.1Description
Acc. No. 23.23.1
Subject Category: Schools, public, Washington
Date or Period: 1912
Object: spoon
Description: silver souvenir spoon, with engraved in the bowl of the spoon an image of Washington School, on the handle an image of a bear, ripe wheat, and the word ‘California’ in fancy capital letters. On the reverse, ‘June 7-1912’. Marked with a maker’s mark, and the word ‘STERLING’.
An original typed Historical Society tag is tied to the handle with string, identifying the donor.
Size: L 5 1/2”
History of Object: souvenir spoon from Washington School, possibly a graduation souvenir. This version of Washington School was built around 1909 and demolished 1957.
Acquired from: Miss Rasmussen
Donation Date: pre-1971.
Accession date: 10/1/2023Interpretative Labels
Label
10/2/2023 MvL: text on tag (typed in all caps):
"Souvenir silver spoon engraved Washington School June 7th 1912
Donor Miss Rassmussen"
