Maker
Wood & Hughes(American, active 1845–1899)American, active 1845–1899
Retailer
A. Bahn(American, c. 1853–c. 1890)American, c. 1853–c. 1890
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pair of Dessert Spoons
Datec. 1860–1870
Retailed inAustin, Texas, United States
Made inNew York , New York, United States
MediumSilver
DimensionsEach: 7 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (19.3 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by William J. Hill
Object numberB.93.14.1,.2
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Adolph Bahn was one of the large number of Germans who immigrated to Texas during the mid-nineteenth century. He established a working shop in Austin in 1853; however, as the following group of spoons documents (B.93.14.1, .2, B.93.15.1, .2) he also supplemented his income as a jeweler and retailer.
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.
Provenance[Whirligig Antiques, Austin]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved: N.H.S.
Marked incuse: A.BAHN
Mark of Wood & Hughes [Belden, 1980, p. 454, a]
Mark of Wood & Hughes [Belden, 1980, p. 454, a]
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Wood & Hughes
1848
Silver and ivory
B.2011.17.1-.5
