Spoon, Souvenir
Object number2008.38.18
Manufacturer
E.P. Roberts and Sons
Date1891-1911
MediumSterling silver
Credit LineGift of Martha McVay Hills
DescriptionSilver souvenir coffee teaspoon. Bowl embossed with name of fort, image of crown, image of Block House, and commemorative date. Top of handle: coat of arms of the City of Pittsburgh with city name in center. Thin handle, twisted, keystone embossed with state abbreviation where handle meets bowl.Dimensions0.875 x 4 in. (2.2 x 10.2 cm)InscriptionsBowl embossed, "FORT [image of crown] PITT / [image of Block House] / 1764".
Top of handle: finial of City of Pittsburgh seal, with "PITTSBURGH" in center.
Keystone embossed with "PENN" where handle meets bowl.
MarksBack of bowl: engraved, "PAT.1891 / EP ROBERTS & SONS / STERLING".
Historical NotesSouvenir silver coffee spoon featuring Pittsburgh spelled without the "h" at the end. Part of a collection of Pittsburgh memorabilia.
Collector
Martha McVay Hills
On View
Not on view
1900
1890-1911
1890-1911
1895
1894
c. 1901
Beeren Brothers and Company