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Document identity
localId
119305
label
Spoon
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
119305
contentType
object
title
Spoon
date
1661
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014419
creators
8340
8343
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 15.9 x 4.9 cm (6 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston, 17th century
accession
1940.214
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Spoon, 1661. John Hull (American, 1624–1683), Robert Sanderson (American, 1609–1693). Silver; overall: 15.9 x 4.9 cm (6 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.214
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved: 1661 over block initials RB on top of handle end, and block initials RS over IS (perhaps IB) on back of handle end.
formerAccessionNumbers
3707.1936
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
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 327
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 128
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 128
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 196
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. 77
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:46.935000
sourceId
119305
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
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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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