✅ SOLVED What Kind of Spoon is This?

[UnderMiner]

I found this sterling silver spoon in a lot of plated cutlery recently, but it is unusual looking. Does anyone know what kind of spoon this is?

 

[Mackaydon]

In the style of:​

A Versailles by Gorham Sterling Silver Pap Spoon with Pear Shaped Bowl​

Versailles by Gorham Sterling Silver Pap Spoon with Pear Shaped Bowl 5 3/4

BRAND : Gorham PATTERN : Versailles COMPOSITION : Sterling Silver TYPE : Spoon MAKER : Gorham AGE : 1850-1899 Versailles by GorhamSterling silver Pap Spoon with Pear Shaped Bowl 5 3/4" in the multi-motif pattern Versailles by Gorham. It is not monogrammed and is in excellent condition.100%...

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Don in SoCal

 

[Red-Coat]

Nice and unusual piece of ornate silver. It’s by Hamilton & Diesinger of Philadelphia and from between c.1895 – 1899. The pattern books don’t generally assign names to their patterns. The company is known for unusual serving spoon designs for specific purposes. It does have the shape of a pap spoon for infants and invalids, but some people call these versions with longer handles ‘jelly spoons’.

I believe they were more generally used for serving small quantities of soft sweet foods such as fruit purees, jams, jellies and bon-bons, but also for thick semi-liquid savoury garnishes such as mayonnaise, hollandaise and similar.

 

[Gene Mean]

Who needs Ai when we have Red-Coat. Never heard of them before. Nice find!

 

[searcher]

Replacements ltd. lists this pattern as HMD7

 

[Red-Coat]

Replacements ltd. lists this pattern as HMD7

That's just their code for ordering it because the actual pattern name isn't known.

 

[searcher]

Hamilton & Diesinger

Then they have a huge worldwide influence.
Search that pattern number and it will pull up many non replacements ltd. sites.

 

[pepperj]

Replacements ltd. lists this pattern as HMD7

When I put that in my search I got this.

HMD7 Specifics: While "HMD" refers to the hammered style, the "7" may be part of a specific manufacturer's model or batch code.

 

[UnderMiner]

Thank you all for your input, especially @Mackaydon and @Red-Coat for the detailed explanations. We learn new things here every day. 😎👍