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Document identity
localId
119231
label
Spoon
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119231
contentType
object
title
Spoon
date
c. 1790–1800
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014364
creators
20575
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, 18th century
accession
1940.148
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Spoon, c. 1790–1800. Caleb Beal (American, 1746–1801). Silver; overall: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.148
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
"HAB" in script within reserve on top at handle end. (Initials of the original owner have not been identified.)
citations
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 8
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:34.779000
sourceId
119231
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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