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Apostle spoon
Marked by: William Cary
English (London)
1660–61
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
L. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); W. of bowl 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.); Weight 59.5 gm (1 oz 18 dwt)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number49.1721
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe spoon has an elliptical bowl and a tapering hexagonal stem. The finial depicts Saint Bartholomew holding a book in his right hand and a knife in his left. On the top of the nimbus is a dove on a stippled ground. The bowl and stem of the spoon are forged from a single piece. The finial and nimbus are cast separately and applied. There are traces of gilding on the finial.
Marks
In bowl, leopard's head crowned; on back of stem near bowl, maker's mark WC three pellets above and a rose between pellets below in a plain shield (Kent, 1981, p. 31); lion passant; date letter C
InscriptionsEngraved at a later date on back of bowl, JJS
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.