Silver Pieces - The Strange and Peculiar: Intalgio

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, November 4, 2015

Flat Handled Master Butter Knife Part 2

Although I have showed many examples of this piece with the various pattern posts and posted on the piece itself earlier, here are some of the most lovely examples of the Flat Handled Master Butter Knife.

Duhme No. 1 (8 inches) (Twisted variety)

Trajan by Reed and Barton (7 inches)

Intaglio by Reed and Barton (7 1/4 inches)

Waltz of the Spring by Wallace (7 1/2 inches)

Monday, August 19, 2013

Intaglio by Reed and Barton

Intaglio is a multi-relief pattern designed by Charles A. Bennett for Reed and Barton and introduced in 1905. Designs on the different pieces include poppies, peonies, wild roses, nectarines, fleur de lis, wild vines, and petunias, making it a very unique and garden like pattern.

Orange Spoon (5 1/4 inches)

Flat Handle Master Butter Spreader (6 inches)

Flat Handle Master Butter Knife

Cream Ladle (5 3/8 inches)

Cream Ladle, Solid Piece

Lemon Fork (4 3/4 inches)

Sugar Spoon (6 1/8 inches)

Friday, March 25, 2011

Old Style Pickle Fork

In researching the myriad of different types of pickles forks, I came upon the Old Style Pickle Fork. It is not found in all patterns. And, as I looked further, I found that often it looked very much like a salad fork or pastry fork. I did not take the time to go back and look into the different patterns to compare the pieces, however several times this piece was referred to as the "Old Style Pickle/ Pastry Fork" or "Old Style Pickle/Salad Fork".

This gave me enough pause to think that perhaps (as we have seen in prior cases) this is a piece with multiple names which can be confusing. My question is: with all the different types of Pickle Forks, why commandeer another piece in a pattern just to add another type?

Buttercup by Gorham ( 5 5/8 inches)