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Vintage souvenir spoon featuring a real seashell bowl and a seashell finial. 
Materials: Typically crafted from sterling silver or electroplated nickel silver combined with a natural shell. 
Purpose: These ornamental spoons were popular mementos, particularly in Tasmania during the early 20th century. 1910s-1920s.
Item Overview
Bowl: Crafted from a small, iridescent bivalve shell.
Handle: Ornate, diamond-patterned metal, likely silver-plated or sterling silver.
Finial: Features a polished cowrie or similar univalve shell set in a metal frame.
There are no silver or maker markings. It is lightweight. 
It measures 11cm in length. The shell has a width of 3.2cm, length of 3.2cm and depth of 1.2cm.
 
Historical & Cultural Context
These spoons were popular as travel mementos during the Victorian era and into the early 20th century.