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Source Description
In plique-à-jour enameling, the metal base is either in a cage form or is pierced to make openings, which are then filled with enamel to create an effect similar to stained glass. This small spoon was made by the firm of Georg Adam Scheid, which was active in Vienna in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scheid, a native of Germany who spent much of his life in Austria, specialized in the manufacture of items that often included precious metals like silver and gold as well as fine enameling—both of which are seen in this example.
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Document identity
localId
7226
label
Plique-à-jour Spoon
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
7226
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plique-à-jour Spoon
description
In plique-à-jour enameling, the metal base is either in a cage form or is pierced to make openings, which are then filled with enamel to create an effect similar to stained glass. This small spoon was made by the firm of Georg Adam Scheid, which was active in Vienna in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scheid, a native of Germany who spent much of his life in Austria, specialized in the manufacture of items that often included precious metals like silver and gold as well as fine enameling—both of which are seen in this example.
provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Legum, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 1989.
date
1872-1911
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
spoons
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Maker's mark
stamped]: G A S; [Austria-Hungary ""small pieces"" mark
stamped]: S [head of a dog] P
med
silver gilding, plique-à-jour enamel
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35322
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EAN
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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86cd7a4bc620d9f4
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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3a5242555f6d8611
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no
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no