Minneapolis Institute of Art

Spoon

Handicraft Guild of Minneapolis

Date

1905–18

Medium

Sterling silver

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The anonymous artist of the Handicraft Guild—likely a woman—used bold form and visible hammer marks to emphasize material and process when creating this spoon. The guild, an egalitarian organization housed in its own building in downtown Minneapolis, provided design and craft training and instruction. Most objects made by its members were marked only with “HG.” This spoon would have been sold in the guild shop alongside handmade metalwork, ceramics, leather, jewelry, and hand-bound books. United States, Americas

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