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Apostle spoon (one of a set of thirteen)
Gorham Manufacturing Company (active 1865–1961)
about 1974
Object Place: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
16.51 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Gorham Company
Accession Number1974.206
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsSilver flatware
DescriptionThis spoon has an ovoid bowl, cast handle of intertwined vines, and cast apostle, Paul, at handle end.
This and the other twelve spoons in the set (1974.201-212) are modern reproductions made by Gorham from molds of spoons they first issued in the late nineteenth century, probably the 1880s.
This and the other twelve spoons in the set (1974.201-212) are modern reproductions made by Gorham from molds of spoons they first issued in the late nineteenth century, probably the 1880s.
ProvenanceAbout 1974, made by Gorham Company; April 10, 1974 gift of Gorham company to MFA.