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Document identity
localId
119521
label
Teaspoon
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119521
contentType
object
title
Teaspoon
date
c. 1770–1780
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014600
creators
21067
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
cul
America, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, 18th century
accession
1940.391
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Teaspoon, c. 1770–1780. Samuel II Drowne (American, 1749–1815). Silver; overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.391
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved "M=F" in shaded block letters on top of handle end.
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. 44
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:10:17.038000
sourceId
119521
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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