Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon (Spoon)

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon by Gorham Manufacturing Company depicts a silver spoon with a seashell-shaped bowl. The bowl has a design of a lobster and other sea creatures. The handle of the spoon is long and slender, shaped like a twisted vine or branch. At the top of the handle is a crab holding a shell. The background of the image is a plain gray color. The spoon is positioned upright, with the bowl facing downwards.