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Spoon (one of six)

A work made of silver.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of silver.

Date:

1849–54

Artist:

Sherwood & Whatley
American, 1849–1854
Chicago

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Sherwood & Whatley

Title

Spoon (one of six)

Place

Chicago (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1849–1854

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

Engraved recto, on handle: C. J. Lee (in script). Stamped verso, on handle: SHERWOOD / & WHATLEY, CHICAGO, Roman capital D, eagle, and left facing male profile (in individual squares).

Dimensions

1.5 × 3 × 14.8 cm (5/8 × 1 3/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jonathan Trace

Reference Number

1983.830

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