Souvenir spoon
ca. 1904
Place madeUnited States, North America
Silver
Overall: 5 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 12.7 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
INV.13984
DescriptionCast silver souvenir spoon with view of the U.S. Government Building at the 1904 World's Fair on inside of bowl; city seal of St. Louis and portrait of city's founder on obverse of handle, views of Eads Bridge and Columbus Monument on reverse.Markingsin relief: on inside of bowl: "U. S. GOVERNMENT BUILDING / WORLD'S FAIR / ST. LOUIS, 1904"
in relief: on obverse of handle: "CITY SEAL / ADOPTED . . . / PIERRE LACLEDE[?] LIGUIST / FOUNDER . . . / ST. LOUIS"
in relief: on reverse of handle: "EADS BRIDGE", "COLUMBUS / MONUMENT", and ". . . STERLING"
ClassificationsSILVER
