Name/Title
Silver souvenir tea spoon, depicting 1409 Caroline Street, 1907Entry/Object ID
1985.96.17Description
Acc. No. 85.96.17
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda, Victorian
Date or Period: 1907
Object: Spoon
Description:
Sterling silver tea spoon with engraved bowl depicting Victorian style home with palm tree. Spoon impressed "Copyright 1904."
Size: L-6 inches.
History of Object:
Souvenir spoon with engraved bowl depicting a Victorian style home (1409 Caroline Street) and the message "The House Where I Was Born." The donor’s parents rented the house following the earthquake & fire of 1906. It was here in 1907 that she was born. The spoon was possibly a gift commemorating the
event.
Acquired from: Helene Ames
Date: 11-28-85
