Name/Title
Spoon, MaplewoodEntry/Object ID
2012.39.05Scope and Content
Silver spoon with a decorative handle and bottom. The handle is engraved with corn and arrows. The top of the handle has a Native American Indian decorative head. The bottom of the spoon has a farm or house etched into it with "Maplewood Saugatuck, Mich" etched into it.Context
A 5 1/4" sterling spoon with "Maplewood Saugatuck" and an engraving of the south side of the hotel as it looked in early 1900's inscribed on the bowl. On handle the head of an Indian and corn, tepees, canoe and arrows. The spoon was sent to Kit Lane after a 1976 request for souvenirs to display at the Saugatuck Historical Museum. The spoon was donated by Jeanette Barr of Port Washington, Wisconsin, daughter of Dr. R.J. Walker. She noted "The spoon commemorating Maplewood Hotel was given to me by Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Pride who were the proprietors in 1902 when I was born. It was one of my baby gifts."Collection
Objects: Souvenirs, tourismCataloged By
Redford, MaryAcquisition
Accession
2012.39Source or Donor
Lane, Kit 1939-2024Acquisition Method
DonationLexicon
Search Terms
Souvenir, Spoon, SpoonLocation
Building
History Museum at Mt. Baldhead Park/Pump House MuseumRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Barr, Jeanette (Walker) 1902-1979, 428 Butler/Maplewood Hotel b.1860/facade 1923General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Mary Redford
Status Date: 2012-05-17Create Date
May 17, 2012Update Date
January 4, 2024