A windmill and the words Old Mill and Nantucket. 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
54. Spoon: Nantucket - Old Mill
Gift of the estate of Mary Petersen. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. UM2024.120
Date
1912-1914 and produced in years following
Material
Sterling Silver
Dimensions
4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm) [length]
Description
A windmill and the words “Old Mill” and “Nantucket.” 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
n/a
Provenance / Location
Mary Petersen, Beverly Hills, Florida: CPAC, Gift of the estate of Mary Petersen. UM2024.120
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Advertised in the Robbins Co. catalogue The Robbins Company formerly the Chas. M. Robbins Co. (parts I-III) n.d. 1912 and after. Catalogue held in the Robbins Co. archives, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA.
Advertised in the Robbins Co. catalogue The Robbins Company formerly the Chas. M. Robbins Co. (parts I-III) n.d. 1912 and after. Catalogue held in the Robbins Co. archives, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA.
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