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Marrow Spoon
Marked by: Paul de Lamerie (Dutch (active in England) 1688–1751)
English (London)
about 1720
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
W. 2 cm x L. 20.5 cm (13/16 x 8 1/16 in.);
Weight: 42.6 gm (1 oz 7 dwt)
Weight: 42.6 gm (1 oz 7 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number33.231
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe spoon, forged from a single piece, has a long shallow bowl with a rounded end. The slightly tapering stem, semicircular in section, forms a second narrow bowl.
Marks
On the back of handle, maker's mark LA (Grimwade 1892)
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on back of larger end , the crest of Frenband, Bedford, Brown, Cowmeadow, Stoyt, or Western.
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933).