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Document identity
localId
119270
label
Spoon
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119270
contentType
object
title
Spoon
date
1685–1700
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014394
creators
8317
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 17.4 x 4.6 cm (6 7/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston, late 17th Century
accession
1940.184
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Spoon, 1685–1700. Jeremiah Dummer (American, 1645–1718). Silver; overall: 17.4 x 4.6 cm (6 7/8 x 1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.184
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved in shaded block letters on back of handle end below punched device (sword in a stone?): I+P; in block letters on top of handle end: A.B.
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "A Collection of Early American Silver Gift of Hollis French." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>27, no. 9 (November 1940): 131-142.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 132; Reproduced: p. 138
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
mentioned & reproduced P 45
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:41.961000
sourceId
119270
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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