What is the date range of creation for the original spoons? (creation 
 date affects copy-right)

 If they are decorative consider having them made in lead-free pewter (I 
 can give you the name of a company in NJ) the cost of silver has 
 skyrocketed in the last year.

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  Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
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 from China, Japan, Korea, the Americas, Russian icons and elsewhere.

 On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:10:08 -0700, Nicole Nathan wrote:
> Hello wise list,
> In the museum I work for we have great examples of artist-made,
> crafted wooden spoons and serving forks in our collection. The Chief
> Curator has expressed an interest having limited edition metal 
> (likely
> silver) tableware made to sell in our store, based on these wood
> examples. There are no heirs of the original artist (that we've found
> so far), nor would it be a derivative piece, rather it would be based
> on the pieces in the collection.
>
> Could we 1. invite artists to produce a series based on these wood
> originals and 2. sell these in our store?
>
> Thanks,
> Nicole
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