“"Medallion" Pattern Sifting Spoon” by Ball, Black & Co. (ca. 1865) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

"Medallion" Pattern Sifting Spoon

Ball, Black & Co.

Title	"Medallion" Pattern Sifting Spoon
Artist	Ball, Black & Co.
Date	ca. 1865 19th century
Medium	gold plated, silver
Classification	cutlery
Origin	New York, New York, USA New York
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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