Spoon

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Benjamin Bunker

Title

Spoon

Place

Nantucket Island (Object made in)

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1800

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

Inscribed on back of handle in script: "Peter Folger/to/Peter Ewer/born 15 March/1800"; maker's mark "BB" in Roman capitals in square, struck twice on handle

Dimensions

22 × 4.3 cm (8 5/16 × 1 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne

Reference Number

1939.92

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