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Apostle spoon
Marked by: Daniel Cary
English (London)
1638–39
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Metal; Gilded silver
Dimensions
5 x 18.1 cm (1 15/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number49.1720
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe spoon has a fig-shaped bowl and a tapered hexagonal stem. The finial depicts Saint Philip holding a book in his right hand and a cross in his left. The bowl and stem of the spoon are forged from a single piece. The nimbus is lacking, and the gilding on the finial has been renewed.
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.