{"product_id":"antique-1860s-steamer-perit-silverplate-soup-spoon-civil-war-era-maritime-hist","title":"Antique 1860s Steamer Perit Silverplate Soup Spoon - Civil War Era Maritime Hist","description":" \u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"TDBkbc#Ml18Xb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"SVCQxd_u\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIExAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google sans roboto arial sans-serif none rgb font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" border-bottom:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAntique 1860s Steamer Perit Silverplate Soup Spoon - Civil War Era Maritime History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hotel Plate \/ Steamship Custom Order\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePattern\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fiddle Thread \/ Tipt Heart Variant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: Heavy Silverplate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large Oval Soup Spoon \/ Serving Spoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVessel\u003c\/strong\u003e: Steamer Perit (Spofford and Tileston Line)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra\u003c\/strong\u003e: Civil War \/ Reconstruction Era (1860s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUp for sale is a rare piece of 19th-century maritime dining history: a heavy, hotel-grade silver-plated serving spoon custom stamped for the historical vessel STEAMER PERIT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eThe Steamer Perit was an ocean-faring commercial steamship operating in the 1860s under the prominent New York shipping firm Spofford and Tileston, running passengers and cargo between New York, Mobile, and New Orleans. The vessel earned a major spot in military history in May 1869 when it was chartered for a covert filibustering expedition during Cuba's Ten Years' War. Under the command of former Confederate General Thomas Jordan, the Perit successfully ran a Spanish naval blockade to land a massive force of insurgents, 4,000 rifles, and vital ammunition on the Cuban coast, resulting in a landmark legal battle involving the U.S. Government and the ship's owners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpoon Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe handle front is clearly stamped \"STEAMER PERIT\" in crisp block lettering.\u003cbr\u003eFeatures a French-inspired \"Fiddle Thread\" design variant, where the border lines meet to form an elegant heart shape at the tip. This heavy-gauge spoon was manufactured specifically for the ship's first-class dining saloon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Authentic antique, pre-owned condition. The spoon is structurally sound with a thick, heavy commercial plating. It features an unpolished, dark aged tarnish and natural patina from decades of storage. No deep gouges or bends. A phenomenal crossover piece for collectors of steamship artifacts, shipwreck history, and Civil War or Cuban-American military memorabilia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelling as pictured 072326 GP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"Steamer Perit spoon, antique steamship silver, 1860s maritime artifacts, Civil War era silverware, Spofford and Tileston Line, Ten Years War Cuba history, filibustering expedition artifact, Thomas Jordan steamship, fiddle thread silverplate, vintage nautical dining, steamship saloon plate, 19th century hotel silver, shipwreck salvage silverware, blockade runner memorabilia, antique stamped spoon\"\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"description\" content=\"Rare 19th-century maritime dining silver. Heavy hotel plate soup spoon stamped STEAMER PERIT. Civil War era vessel involved in 1869 Cuban blockade run.\"\u003e","brand":"cyclewarehouse.online","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47466943086754,"sku":"Steamer Perit Spoon 072326","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0335\/9824\/2861\/files\/a18c4ee9-d93e-45ac-86ae-5e49350f4491.jpg?v=1784836674","url":"https:\/\/cyclewarehouse.online\/products\/antique-1860s-steamer-perit-silverplate-soup-spoon-civil-war-era-maritime-hist","provider":"cyclewarehouse.online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}