Dessert spoon and fork Maker: Khecheong (Chinese, active ca. 1840–70)

1840–70

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

7 1/2 in., 93 g (19.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Carl R. Kossack, B.S. 1931, M.A. 1933

Accession Number

1985.84.96.1-2

Geography

Made in Canton, China

Culture

Chinese

Period

19th century

Classification

Flatware

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Mr. Kossack purchased this spoon and the matching fork from T. & R. Yonge, 158 Pleasant St., Cambridge, Mass.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 1985–1987," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 40, no. 2 (Spring 1988),
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

dessert spoons, utilitarian objects

Marks

Lion passant in ellipse; crowned leopard's head in ellipse; "KHC" [Roman capitals, "KH" conjoined at bottom serif] in rectangle; man's head, sideways and facing to the left, in ellipse, all on back of shaft.

Inscriptions

"Langston" [script, upper and lower cases] engraved sideways on front of handle.

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