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St. Thomas or St. Matthew Spoon
This is a spoon. It is dated ca. 1661 and we acquired it in 2006. Its medium is parcel gilt silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Joseph Holtzman and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- Spoon (USA)
- molded and engraved sheet silver.
- Gift of Thomas S. Tibbs.
- 1959-181-1
Its dimensions are
L x W: 18.6 x 4.9 cm (7 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On spoon bowl: Exeter town mark of mid 17th century.
It is inscribed
Later (probably late 18th century) engraved "A. D. H." in Roman block letters on handle near bowl; the back of the bowl with original pricked initials "IF/F" above the date "1661".
Cite this object as
St. Thomas or St. Matthew Spoon; England; parcel gilt silver; L x W: 18.6 x 4.9 cm (7 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Joseph Holtzman and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2006-7-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
