Spoon, Souvenir
Object number2008.38.17
Date1890-1911
MediumSilver; Gold wash
Credit LineGift of Martha McVay Hills
DescriptionSilver souvenir coffee teaspoon. Bowl only has a gold wash: engraved image of Block House in center with embossed caption. Embossed on handle: Pennyslvania state seal and city name. Engraved on back of handle is hotel name.Dimensions0.875 x 4.25 in. (2.2 x 10.8 cm)InscriptionsBowl has embossed, "BLOCK HOUSE / OF / FORT PITT / BUILT IN 1764".
Embossed on handle: state seal with, "VICTORIA" / "AMAT" and "CURAM" on banners below seal; "PITTSBURG".
Engraved on back of handle: "Hotel Henry".
Historical NotesSouvenir silver coffee spoon featuring Pittsburgh spelled without the "h" at the end. Part of a collection of Pittsburgh memorabilia. The Hotel Henry was located at Fifth Avenue, near Smithfield Street.
Related institution
Hotel Henry
Collector
Martha McVay Hills
On View
Not on view
1890-1911
1900
1894
1895
Beeren Brothers and Company
c. 1901