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Spoon with Niello Riverscape Scene Spoon
This is a spoon. It was made by "P. Ya". It is dated 1844 and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is gold plated, silver, niello. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
The view of Vologda on the back of the spoon was created in niello. A black metal mixture that is heated when applied, niello was popular in Renaissance Italy and later used in Russia ("Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500 - 2005," May - August 13, 2006).
This object was
donated by
Mrs. A. Murray Young.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. A. Murray Young.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 18.6 × 5.5 × 3.4 cm (7 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On reverse of stem: [1] Cyrillic letters ПЯ (P and Ya) in rectangle, impressed (makers mark) [2] hand with orb and scepter symbol in shield over "1844" within rectangle, impressed (Vologda city mark in use ca. 1840-1850) [3] "84" in rectangle (fineness standard for silver and gold-plated silver articles) [4] initials "B.C." over [illegible] in rectangle, impressed (unidentified mark, probably assayer’s mark or control mark)
Cite this object as
Spoon with Niello Riverscape Scene Spoon; Made by "P. Ya"; Russia; gold plated, silver, niello; L x W x D: 18.6 × 5.5 × 3.4 cm (7 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. A. Murray Young; 1958-18-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
