Maidenhead spoon
about 1570
Object PlaceLondon (?), England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsW. of bowl 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.); L. 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); Weight 31.9 gm (1 oz)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number47.1429
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
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ProvenanceH. D. Ellis, Esq., Lt.-Col. J. Benett-Stanford, Tisbury, Wiltshire. November 14, 1935, Sotheby & Co., London, lot 226, sold. J. P. Morgan (1867–1943), New York; October 30, 1947, Parke-Bernet, lot 135, purchased by the MFA with the Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour for $110. (Accession Date: November 13, 1947)
Anonymous, English, 16th century
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century
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Anonymous, Holland, 16th century
Anonymous, Spanish, 16th century
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century