Spoon, condiment

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Spoon, condiment

Entry/Object ID

SS.2011.10

Description

Small, ladle-shaped condiment or sauce spoon; round bowl set at 110-degree angle to long handle; decorative curve at transition to shaft; long straight shaft, gently widening toward handle; wide flat fiddle-shaped handle, turned down; incised outline on shaft and handle in Hanoverian effect; hallmark: "B. GARDINER"; engraved in script on handle: "WI".

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

B. Gardiner & Company

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1829

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

1-1/8 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. (13.3 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm)

Material

silver

Condition

Notes

Remarks: General wear pattern, especially to back of handle

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Appraisal for this gift states that this group of B. Gardiner silver flatware is American coin silver [Jessa J. Krick, 9/10/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial