Silver Sugar Spoon

c. 1936

Francis Law Durand

Associated Names
Francis Law Durand

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This image shows a detailed drawing of an ornate spoon with an intricately designed handle and a wide, fan-shaped bowl. The artwork is rendered in shades of gray. Below the spoon are two smaller design sketches: one showing a close-up of the spoon handle's pattern labeled "Design on Reverse Descending Handle of Apostle Spoon," and the other depicting the contour of the spoon bowl labeled "Contour of Bowl of Apostle Spoon." The main spoon illustration is positioned diagonally from the top right to the center, with the additional design sketches directly beneath it and spaced evenly in the lower half of the page.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13886


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: FRANCIS LAW DURAND

Wikidata ID

Q64562777

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