Silver Pieces - The Strange and Peculiar: Basket of Flowers

The Story Behind this Blog

Being from the South, Silver is a very big part of my life. It doesn't have anything to do with wealth. Although those with more money - old money, tend to have more of it. New money tend not to spend their money on Silver. They do not have the appreciation for the warmth of the metal, the beauty of the patina, the story it tells of the generations past who have used it. A true southern girl comes of age when she chooses her silver pattern, long before she chooses her mate. If she is smart, she chooses that of her mother, grandmother, or favorite great aunt who in their benevolence will pass their silver on to her. It is the pieces in those sets, the pieces on our tables, along with the pieces we find in the corners of the displays in antique stores that prompted me to start this blog. They are beautiful, they are odd, but what are they, and what in the hell do you do with them?

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Basket of Flowers by Tuttle

Tuttle introduced their Basket of Flowers pattern in 1940. It differs from Dominick and Haff's Basket of Flowers (1920).

Ice Cream Fork (5 1/8 inches)

Monday, March 25, 2013

Basket of Flowers by Dominick and Haff

Dominick and Haff introduced Basket of Flowers in 1920. It was designed by Gilbert L. Crowell, Jr. A beautiful old looking pattern with a basket of flowers decorating the terminal.

Cold Meat Serving Fork (9 inches)

Cheese Server (6 1/8 inches)

Small Steak Carving Fork (8 7/8 inches)

Fork (7 5/8 inches)

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Chipped Beef Fork (Revisted)

Here are more examples of the Chipped Beef Fork I posted about earlier. Although it looks like the basic serving fork, usually it is smaller. However, they come in three sizes: large, medium, and small, and if a pattern had the piece, usually there were all three sizes in the pattern.

Chrysanthemum by Durgin (Large 7 1/2 inches)