Apostle spoon
1660–61
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsL. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); W. of bowl 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.); Weight 59.5 gm (1 oz 18 dwt)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number49.1721
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceMarsden 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.
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 49.1710 - 49.1721 were acquired together.
mid-15th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
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late 15th century (?)
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second half of 14th–first third of 15th century
late 15th–early 16th century
mid-13th century
Late 19th century (before 1890)