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Apostle Spoon with St. Thomas or St. Matthew Finial Spoon
This is a spoon. It is dated ca. 1661 and we acquired it in 2006. Its medium is gold plated, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Apostle spoon
Exeter, England, c. 1661
Silver
Museum purchase through gift of Joseph Holtzman and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund, 2006-7-1
L: 18.6 x W: 4.9 cm (7 3/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Joseph Holtzman and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- Spoon (USA)
- silver.
- Gift of Thomas S. Tibbs.
- 1959-181-1
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 18.9 × 5 × 2.2 cm (7 7/16 × 1 15/16 × 7/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On spoon bowl, stamped: [1] Exeter town mark of mid 17th century
It is inscribed
Later (probably late 18th century) engraved in Roman block letters on handle near bowl: [1] "A. D. H." Reverse of bowl engraved with original pricked initials: [1] "IF/F" above the date: [2] "1661"
Cite this object as
Apostle Spoon with St. Thomas or St. Matthew Finial Spoon; England; gold plated, silver; L x W x D: 18.9 × 5 × 2.2 cm (7 7/16 × 1 15/16 × 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Joseph Holtzman and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2006-7-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
