Q: I'd like to know what this silver-plated thing is. It is marked Mermod and Jaccard, St. Louis, on the bottom of one foot.A: You have a double spoon holder. This was one of many unique silver serving pieces used in Victorian times when elaborate table settings indicated wealth and social status. Mermod and Jaccard was formed by the merger of E. Jaccard and A.S. Mermod in 1845. Most of the silver the company sold was made by other manufacturers. Goodman King joined the company in 1865 and the name was changed to Mermod, Jaccard & King Jewelry Co. in 1905. Your spoon holder was probably made in the 1880s or 1890s. It was put on the table filled with teaspoons for the next course.
