Spoon

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Artist unknown

Title

Spoon

Place

United States (Object made in:)

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c. 1781–1790

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

Engraved: "H"; stamped on reverse: "W", image of lion, "C", image of a man

Dimensions

14 × 2.9 cm (5 1/2 × 1 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Paul McCulloch Family

Reference Number

1988.441

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