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Spoon
French
15th century
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Stone; agate, silver gilt
Dimensions
5.5 x 18.3 cm (2 3/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Charles Gaston Smith's Group
Accession Number36.462
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsEcclesiastical ornaments
DescriptionAgate and silver gilt. Semi-elliptical scoop of agate has upright rim mounted in silver-gilt and broad edge engraved CORPUS CHRISTI. Handle of agate also with silver-gilt mounts, with leaves at joining, figure of saint on front, and crouching dragon on tip. (See 136.26). Sacramental
ProvenanceBy 1928, Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928); 1936, sold by the estate of Edward Perry Warren to the MFA for $500. (Accession Date: October 8, 1936)