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Apostle spoon
Probably by: Richard Cotton
English (London)
1619–20
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver, parcel gilt
Dimensions
L. 17.9 cm (7 1/16 in.); W. of bowl 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); Weight 48.2 gm (1 oz 13 dwt)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number49.1716
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe spoon has a fig-shaped bowl and a tapering hexagonal stem. The finial depicts Saint Simon Zelotes holding a saw in his right hand. The bowl and stem of the spoon are forged from a single piece. The finial and nimbus are cast separately and applied.
Marks
In bowl, leopard's head crowned; on back of stem near bowl, maker's mark RC in a rectangle (Kent, 1981, p. 37); lion passant; date letter B
ProvenanceMarsden J. Perry, Providence, Rhode Island; April 4, 1936, Perry estate sale, American Art Association/Anderson Galleries, New York, lot 220J; Mrs. Howard Eric, Stamford, Conneticut. December 2, 1949, Parke-Bernet Sale, New York, lot 75, sold to the MFA and purchased with the Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour for $5,000 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: December 12, 1949)
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 49.1710 - 49.1721 were acquired together.
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 49.1710 - 49.1721 were acquired together.