Name/Title
Hain and Pollard silver teaspoons with roman gladiator design, c. 1880Entry/Object ID
2006.21.48Description
ACC. NO. 06.21.48, A thru E
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1880
OBJECTS: SPOONS, TEA
DESCRIPTION:
AMERICAN SILVER TEASPOONS, WITH SIGNATURE OF MANUFACTURER, HAIN AND POLLARD. PATTERN IS IN A RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE, WITH A ROMAN GLADIATOR WEARING A HELMET DESIGN.
SIZE: L 6”
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
TEASPOONS BROUGHT TO ALAMEDA IN 1906 BY HELENA AMES FORSYTHE, LATE MOTHER OF HELENE AMES. THE TEASPOONS WERE MADE IN AMERICA AND BEAR THE INITIALS, "E GP." THEY WERE MANUFACTURED BY C H HAIN & CO., SF, CAL.
DONOR: ESTATE OF HELENE AMES
CATALOGED: MAY 13, 2006
