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Apostle spoon depicting Saint Jude

William Simpson (apprenticed 1499, died about 1546)

1522–23

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver gilt

DimensionsL. 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.); W. of bowl 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.); Weight, 73.7 gm (2 oz 7 dwt)

Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour

Accession number49.1711

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ClassificationsSilver

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ProvenanceMarsden J. Perry, Providence, Rhode Island; April 4, 1936, Perry estate sale, American Art Association/Anderson Galleries, New York, lot 220J, no. 7; Mrs. Howard Eric, Stamford, Conneticut. December 2, 1949, Parke-Bernet Sale, New York, lot 75, sold to the MFA and purchased with the Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour for $5,000 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: December 12, 1949)

NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 49.1710 - 49.1721 were acquired together.