1939 New York World's Fair Spoon, one of twelve

patented 1938

Medium: Silver plate
Dimensions: 6 1/16in. (15.399 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of John Stuart Gordon
Accession Number: 2006.200.1.1
Geography: Manufactured in Hartford, Connecticut
Culture: American
Period: 20th century
Classification: Flatware
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Provenance

Constance Joann Gray (1945–2021), Anderson, In., by 2006; sale, eBay (seller ID: byrum; item #300019186877), August 28, 2006; sold to John Stuart Gordon, New Haven, Conn., August 28, 2006; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2006

Bibliography

John Stuart Gordon et al., A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920–1950 (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2011), 249, fig. 21

"Acquisitions, July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2007), 196

Object copyright

In Copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

spoons

Subject

Women designers

Marks

"PAT PEND." and "WM [raised and underscored] ROGERS MFG CO" cast into back of handle. Stamped "I S" on back of handle.

Inscriptions

"1939 / THEME BUILDING / NEW / YORK / WORLD'S FAIR" on handle. "MARINE TRANSPORTATION / BUILDING" on interior of bowl.

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