Cutshing
Dessert Spoon

MakerBritish/Chinese, c. 1830–1898
CultureBritish/Chinese
Titles
  • Dessert Spoon
Datec. 1840–1860
Made inCanton, China, Asia
MediumSilver
Dimensions18 11/16 × 3 13/16 in. (47.5 × 9.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Langwith
Object numberB.96.12
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceAcquired Oct. 21, 1996, from Phyllis Tucker Antiques, Houston.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Engraved in script at the end of the handle "Lydia A . A." (said by the dealer to be Lydia Leathers, a relative of Grover Cleveland.)
Pseudo hallmark: "? crown monarch ?", "KHC" stamped on the back of the handle.

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