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Apostle spoon

Unidentified artist

1599–1600

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver, parcel gilt

DimensionsL. 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.); W. of bowl 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.); Weight 53.9 cm (1 oz 17 dwt)

Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour

Accession number49.1715

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsEngraved on back of bowl, ET of GED; stamped on top of stem, T incuseProvenanceMarsden J. Perry, Providence, Rhode Island; April 4, 1936, Perry estate sale, American Art Association/Anderson Galleries, New York, lot 220J; 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.