BMS26 by Baker Manchester

I just added a piece of this pattern, BMS26, to my collection. The seller had no idea what the pattern was, he just noted it as a "Pretty little sterling silver spoon". After I received it and did some research, I found it to be a Fruit/Orange Spoon in this pattern. Needless to say I was thrilled to add this to my collection. Besides the name, all I know is that Baker Manchester introduced the pattern in 1915. That company had many patterns simply "named" by number, as in "BMS" followed by a number. 

Short Handled Olive Spoon (6 5/8 inches)

Sugar Shell (5 3/8  inches)

Large Cream Ladle (4 1/2  inches)

Olive Fork (6 1/4 inches)

Pap Spoons

The Pap Spoon was designed to feed soft food to infants and the invalids. They generally fall in size between a dessert spoon and a teaspoon, although usually longer that the fruit spoon.They are often listed as "Pap/Fruit Spoons", which gives me pause, since the fruit spoon in a pattern is generally referred to as a "Fruit/Orange Spoon"  (or "Orange Spoon" or separate "Grapefruit Spoon" in Tiffany patterns) and is an entirely different animal, sometimes having a gold wash to protect the silver from the citric acid of the fruit.


Versailles by Gorham  (6 1/8 inches)  as opposed to 5 7/8 for Fruit/Orange spoon



Hepplewhite Plain by Reed and Barton (6 inches) as opposed to 5 3/4 for Fruit/Orange spoon



Rococo by Dominick and Haff (6 3/8 inches) as opposed to 5 1/2 for Fruit/Orange spoon



St. James by Tiffany (6 inches) as opposed to 5 inches for an Orange spoon

Renaissance by Tiffany

Another pattern by Paulding Farnham, Tiffany introduced Renaissance in 1905.This was Farnham's most detailed and ornate pattern. In the terminal of each piece is an armless female figure in high relief mounted on a pedestal. The pedestal of each is decorated with cascading flowers or fruits and vegetables. 

In the entire pattern there are five different motifs. While in most of the pieces, flowers, fruits, and vegetables are used in the design. The design continues a intricate incorporation of flora and fauna in different pieces. For example, the fish eating knife and olive fork have sea shells, seaweed, and a fish  in the design. The Meat carving knife and fork have a boar's head in the design with the flowers.The dinner knife has ram's head in with the floral design. The Game carving knife and fork feature a deer's head with antlers in the design.

This was also Farnham's last flatware pattern. What a way to go out.  

Ice Cream Fork (5 3/4 inches)

Large Fish Serving Fork (9 1/4 inches)


Cream Ladle  (6 3/4 inches)


Fork (6 3/4 inches)