Name/Title
Brown leather box with Yokohama chrysanthemum spoons, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
2019.64.2Description
Acc. No. 19.64.2
Subject Category: Household Furnishings
Date or Period: c. 1930's.
Object: Demitasse set
Description: A brown colored leather box lined with red colored silk containing a set of six demitasse spoons. The box's interior provides indentations into which these spoons may be inserted. The spoons are hallmarked and signed with Japanese characters and the word “Yokohama”. Each spoon handle has a grip illustrating an entwined snake and the bowl of each spoon has a chrysanthemum engraving.
Size: spoons: L 5 in.; box: L-6.0 in., W-8.0 in., Depth: 1.5 inches.
History of Object: A demitasse spoon set thought to have been brought from Japan by Captain Lessig, the original owner of 1419 Mound St.
Acquired from: Estate of Nancy Martin
Date: 12/21/19
