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  • Souvenir spoon depicting a caricature of a boy and an alligator

    Souvenir spoon depicting a caricature of a boy and an alligator

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Medium
    sterling silver
    Dimensions
    4 1/4 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. (10.8 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm)
    Type
    spoons
    Date
    ca. 1900-1930s
    Description
    A souvenir spoon from Florida. The raised design on the bowl features a flamingo standing next to a tree on a shoreline with the text [FLORIDA]. The design on the front of the handle features a caricature of a boy's face and an alligator, its tail wrapped around the boy's head. The back of the handle features the back of the boy’s head and three palm trees. Raised lettering on the handle, next to a small four-leaf clover, reads [STERLING · THOMAS TUGBY ·]
    Topic
    African American
    Caricature and cartoons
    Cooking and dining
    Ornamentation
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
    Object number
    2007.7.39
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Collection title
    Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Culinary
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
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