Man on a rearing horse and the words General Jackson, Nashville, Tenn. Part of a series of twelve spoons designed by George Nerney and die-cut by Petersen for the Robbins Company, Attleboro, MA. The backs of all of the images are depicted on the reverse side of the spoons.
Published onDec 13, 2023
49. Spoon, General Jackson
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1925
Material
Sterling Silver
Dimensions
4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm) [length]
Description
Man on a rearing horse and the words “General Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.” Part of a series of twelve spoons designed by George Nerney and die-cut by Petersen for the Robbins Company, Attleboro, MA. The backs of all of the images are depicted on the reverse side of the spoons.
Markings
Nashville
Provenance / Location
1) Mary Petersen, Beverly Hills, Florida. 2) CPAC, Gift of Isabel Matterson, UM93.23b.
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Papers, SC, Box 4 f.16 Nerney letter of Jan. 23, 1936 "exceptional beauty of the Andrew Jackson hub you made for a New Orleans spoon at the Robbins Co." and letter of Dec. 27, 1938; image: Transmission (Northern Natural Gas Co.), Vol. VIII No. 2, 1960.
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