SPOON FROM CHEST
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
A small silver spoon with a plain bowl. The handle has a ridge running down the center. The end is rounded and plain.
- Object name:
- SPOON FROM CHEST
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- ca. 1786
- Size:
- 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 34.52.7
- Class:
- WOOD
- Signature marks:
- MARK Crowned P (Paris Warden's mark for 1786); Crossed L's (the charge mark for the Fermier-General Henry Clavel, 1783-89); Bird's head facing L (Henry Clavel's discharge mark, 1783-89); An illegible maker's mark
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973