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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 view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved at a later date on back of bowl, JJS
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.
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