Spoon

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Collection Type

Decorative arts

Date

1680-1730

GUSN

GUSN-3351

Description

A shallow round bowl bearing a touch mark on a hexagonal stem that flares at the terminous, and an oval front and back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

spoons
casting (process)
metal
Cast
Unidentified Metal
Spoon

Inscription

The touch mark on the front is a design. Painted or inked in white on the back is an accession number: 14.2.8 .

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

6 (H), 2 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1137

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