Canterbury by Towle

Towle introduced Canterbury in 1893.  The design at first looks simple, but the more you look at it, the more small elegant it is with small details. The beaded edge is interrupted at the base of the terminal with a simple fern design and as the eye follows the line up to the tip of the terminal is looks like a young fern frond ready to unfurl, with a third frond at the very tip. The curling motif is repeated on the the shoulders of the pieces. It is a lovely pattern.

(I have no idea if this is a fern in the design it just struck me that way in trying to describe it.)


Pastry Fork (6 inches)



Pierced Nut Serving Spoon (8 inches)






Seafood Fork (6 inches)


Flat Handled Butter Knife (7 inches)

Pierced Nut Serving Spoon

There are several types of Nut Serving Spoons. They vary in sizes, large and small. Also, there is the solid variety I have posted on in the past. This is the pierced variety. Both the solid and the pierced are often confused with Bon Bon Spoons.

Irving by Wallace (Small Size) (4 7/8 inches)


Plymouth by Gorham (7 1/2 inches)




Canterbury by Towle  (8 inches)


Vine-Iris by Tiffany   (Small Size) (4 5/8 inches)

Cucumber Server (Part 4)

More Cucumber Servers. Like the earlier posts of this piece, some have teeth, some don't. Either way, it is a lovely piece.

Imperial Chrysanthemum by Gorham  (6 1/8 inches)





Canterbury by Towle (7 5/8 inches)


Cordova by Towle  (6 1/8 inches)



Lily by Whiting (6 inches)


Wild Rose by International (6 3/8 inches)


La Marquise by Reed and Barton ( 6 1/4 inches)

Old Style Pickle Fork (Part 3)

Here are some more examples of the Old Style Pickle Fork. I have posted earlier on this piece.



Marlborough by Reed and Barton (5 1/2 inches)





Old Newbury by Towle (5 3/4 inches)



Lily of the Valley by Whiting (6 3/8 inches)





Old English by Towle (5 3/4 inches)



Canterbury by Towle (6 inches)



Revere by International (6 3/8 inches)

Large Punch Ladle

The Large Punch Ladle is a very recognizable piece of any pattern. It is also one of the larger pieces. Some are flat handled (as shown here) and some are hollow handled and most patterns have examples of both.

Canterbury by Towle  (14 5/8 inches)

 

Francis I by Reed and Barton (16 inches)

 Classic Rose by Reed and Barton (15 3/8 inches)

 

Imperial Queen by Whiting (13 1/2 inches)

 

 New Standish by Durgin (13 1/8 inches)

Sugar Sifter (Part 2)

I have posted before about these beautiful pieces. The Sugar Sifter is a piece found in the older patterns that is no longer used.


Pomona By Towle (6 1/8 inches)



Arlington by Towle (6 7/8 inches)



BMS17 by Baker Manchester (6 1/4 inches)





Canterbury by Towle (5 1/4 inches)





Strasbourg by Gorham (5 1/2 inches)



Lily by Whiting (5 1/2 inches)



Monticello by Lunt (5 3/8 inches)





Imperial Queen by Whiting (5 1/2 inches)

Lettuce Serving Spoon

An elegant piece, the Lettuce Spoon has a long thin stem and often has  lovely decoration on the bowl. Not found in every pattern.




Buttercup by Gorham (10 1/2 inches)



Empire by Towle (9 inches)



New Vintage by Durgin (8 1/2 inches)





Canterbury by Towle



Cloeta by International (8 1/4 inches)

Almond Scoop (Part 2)

I posted earlier about the Almond Scoop, a beautiful piece, very similar to the design of the pierced Bonbon Scoop.

Canterbury by Towle (4 3/4 inches)


Georgian by Towle (4 1/2 inches)


Wellington by Alvin (4 1/2 inches)



Old English by Towle (4 3/8 inches)

Cold Meat Serving Fork

A lovely serving piece, especially the design treatments to the tines in some patterns. The Cold Meat Serving Fork is a different piece from Chipped Beef Fork. Here are some examples of the piece.


Canterbury by Towle  ( 8 5/8 inches)



Les Cinq Fleurs by Reed and Barton (Orchids 8 inches)





King Richard by Towle (8 1/8 inches)



Old Colonial by Towle (7 1/4 inches)



Wedgewood by International (9 inches)



Georgian by Towle (7 5/8 inches)

Berry Serving Spoon (Part 2)

I posted on this piece much earlier. Most likely one of the more consistently beautiful serving spoons in almost every sterling flatware pattern. And, usually very unique to each pattern.

Canterbury by Towle (9 1/4 inches)




Chrysanthemum by Tiffany (8 7/8 inches



Repousse by Kirk Stieff (9 1/8 inches)





Luxembourg by Gorham (9 inches)



Newcastle by Gorham (9 1/2 inches)

Elegante by Reed and Barton (9 inches)