Maker
Whiting Manufacturing Company(American, active 1866–1926)American, active 1866–1926
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pudding Spoon
Datec. 1866–1875
Made inNew York , New York, United States
MediumSilver and silver gilding
Dimensions2 3/8 × 9 in. (6.1 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Jas A. Gundry
Object numberB.96.27
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Whiting Manufacturing Company’s Egyptian was one of many ancient-inspired patterns introduced during the late 1860s (see B.93.13).
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenanceJames A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 1996.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved: Belle
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
c. 1860–1875
Silver and silver gilding
B.97.7.1-.4