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Object NameSpoon

Artist / Maker George E. Nerney (American, 1885 - 1971)

Artist / Maker Christian Petersen (Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)

Date1912-1914, Patent for design filed Oct. 25, 1912. Spoons produced in the years following.

MediumSterling Silver

Dimensions4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Metal

Credit LineGift of the estate of Mary Petersen. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberUM2024.126

Status

Not on view

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Label TextA man swinging a pick. Other tools below him. Part of a series of twelve spoons designed by George Nerney and die-cut by Petersen for the Robbins Company, Attleboro, MA. The backs of all of the images are depicted on the reverse side of the spoons.

Published ReferencesPatent for design filed Oct. 25, 1912. Spoons produced in the years following. Patent papers in the Robbins Co. archive, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA. Advertised in the Robbins Co. catalogue The Robbins Company formerly the Chas. M. Robbins Co. (parts I-III) n.d. 1912 and after. Catalogue held in the Robbins Co. archives, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA.

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