Spoon
15th century (?)
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueTinted horn and silver (92.2% silver, 7.8% copper) with gilding and niello
Dimensions3.5 x 21.2 cm (1 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number65.102
On View
On viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceBaron Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (b. 1843 - d. 1940), Frankfurt [see note 1]; April 13, 1950, Goldschmidt-Rothschild estate sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, lot 64. Ernest Brummer (b. 1891 - d. 1964), Brummer Gallery, New York; 1965, sold by Ella (Mrs. Ernest) Brummer to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 10, 1965)
NOTE:
[1] In November 1938 Nazi authorities forced Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild to sell his art collection to the city of Frankfurt. Upon his death in 1940, the objects were transferred to and accessioned by various city museums. After the war, his heirs succeeded in legally voiding the 1938 sale and recuperating the collection, which was sent to the United States. See "Important French Furniture & Objets d'Art," Goldschmidt-Rothschild estate sale, part one, Parke-Bernet, New York, March 10-11, 1950, prefatory note.
NOTE:
[1] In November 1938 Nazi authorities forced Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild to sell his art collection to the city of Frankfurt. Upon his death in 1940, the objects were transferred to and accessioned by various city museums. After the war, his heirs succeeded in legally voiding the 1938 sale and recuperating the collection, which was sent to the United States. See "Important French Furniture & Objets d'Art," Goldschmidt-Rothschild estate sale, part one, Parke-Bernet, New York, March 10-11, 1950, prefatory note.
mid-13th century
11th–12th century
late 17th century
about 1455–65
15th century
15th century
19th century
1850
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1799