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Small Spoon with Fluted Ivory Handle Spoon, 1829
This is a spoon. It was manufactured by Joseph Willmore. It is dated 1829 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is ivory, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Fork, knife, and spoon with case
Made by Joseph Willmore
Birmingham, England, 1829-30
Ivory, silver; leather, silver (case)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrill, 1990-21-1/4
This object was
donated by
Richard Morrill.
It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrill.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 15.2 × 3.3 × 0.9 cm (6 in. × 1 5/16 in. × 3/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On reverse of neck, stamped: [1] Lion passant (.925 fineness mark) [2] William IV sovereign head (duty mark) [3] gothic "f" (date letter mark, 1829) [4] Anchor (Birmingham assay mark) [5] JW in indented oval (maker's mark)
Cite this object as
Small Spoon with Fluted Ivory Handle Spoon, 1829; Manufactured by Joseph Willmore; United Kingdom; ivory, silver; L x W x D: 15.2 × 3.3 × 0.9 cm (6 in. × 1 5/16 in. × 3/8 in.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrill; 1990-21-3
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
