Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon (Spoon) (1884): Art, History and Details

Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon (Spoon) (1884) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Gorham Manufacturing Company (America, est. 1831).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This small salt dish and spoon reflect the late 19th-century interest in incorporating naturalistic details into the design of useful pieces-in this instance probably inspired by Japanese examples.

Object facts

• Title: Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon (Spoon)
• Date: 1884
• Creator attribution: Gorham Manufacturing Company (America, est. 1831)
• Culture: America, Rhode Island, Providence, 19th century
• Type: Silver
• Technique: handwrought sterling silver, partially gilt
• Dimensions: Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 2000.14.b

Collection credit

Gift of the Trideca Society

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