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Title |
Ralston Tablespoon, c. 1860s |
Object Name |
Tablespoon |
Description |
Ralston Tablespoon. Solid silver. Spoon has a wide tapered bowl, a narrow neck and a teardrop-shaped end. Edge of handle is decorated with a row of stamped circles. Top of handle is inscribed, "Lizzie" on front and "From Uncle" on back. |
Date |
c. 1860s |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
1972.090.011D |
Dimensions |
H-0.75 W-6.875 D-1 inches |
Collection |
3D - Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"Lizzie" & "From Uncle" (inscribed on each side of handle end) |
Provenance |
Was used at the William C. Ralston Estate. |
Notes |
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fry Ralston was William C. Ralston's wife; this spoon might have been a gift from her uncle John D. Fry. "Lizzie Fry, more precisely Miss Elizabeth Red, was a niece and adopted daughter of Colonel (by courtesy) John D. Fry, formerly sheriff of Green County, Illinois, and a member of the Illinois legislature. ... Elizabeth Red, born in Illinois, had, upon adoption, taken her uncle’s name and had followed him to California after he had established himself there." [http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/ralston-fry_wedding/ 10/20/2017] |
Search Terms |
Filoli Ralston Estate Ralston, Elizabeth Silver |
Subjects |
Eating & drinking Silver Silverware |
People |
Ralston, Elizabeth |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Merrill |