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