Spoon; Demitasse Set
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0404 a-f
- Description
- A boxed set of six small demitasse spoons, anodized gold coloured with enamelled blue and white handles and Norwegian scenes in the bowls of the spoons. Gold colour forms a frame around the white handle with a cross hatch effect, and a small blue patch at the base. Neck of handle is gold, and gold …
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- Title
- Spoon; Demitasse Set
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 2.0 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- A boxed set of six small demitasse spoons, anodized gold coloured with enamelled blue and white handles and Norwegian scenes in the bowls of the spoons. Gold colour forms a frame around the white handle with a cross hatch effect, and a small blue patch at the base. Neck of handle is gold, and gold frames the scenes in the bowls of spoons, which are white and blue with a rosy sunset in each. (a) Viking ship sailing in front of two mountain peaks. (b) as (a) but single mountain peak. (c) ball of sun setting over ocean beside black cliff. (d) as (c). (e) reindeer pulling sleigh in front of two mountain peaks. (f) as (e) but single mountain peak.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- deer
- Viking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0404 a-f
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