Infuser, Tea
- Object Name:
- Infuser, Tea
- Object ID:
- 1941.007.36.5
- Date:
- circa 1895
- Description:
- Silver Strainer Spoon, part of a set with 4 teaspoons and 1 strainer (1941.7.36.1-.5). Handle in form of twisted stem ornamented with a flower and two leaves, all greater in width than stem and connected to it by distinct petioles. Bug (beetle, like a lady-bug) on one leaf. Part of design meant to be observed from reverse, one leaf facing that direction, with a caterpillar on the back of the other. Stem divides before joining ovoid bowl which is in the form of a veined leaf which is pierced along veins, and has a scalloped outline. Impressed mark on reverse of shaft: "J.D", upper-case script initials, within a rectangle with semi-circular top, within which is an unidentified symbol (resembling a top-hat).
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.9 L-4.8 inches
- Provenance:
- From the silver collection of Margaret H. Jewell (1866-1970). According to list made by Miss Jewell, these were "bought at Duke of York's auction 182-," date probably being an error in typing.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
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