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Document identity
localId
119374
label
Teaspoon
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119374
contentType
object
title
Teaspoon
date
c. 1730
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014478
creators
21003
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
cul
America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
accession
1940.268
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Teaspoon, c. 1730. Philip Syng (American, 1703–1789). Silver; overall: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.268
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved "L - R" in block letters on back of handle end.
formerAccessionNumbers
728.1916
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. 150
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:59.640000
sourceId
119374
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
pageIndex
0
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photo
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