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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.306.55
People
Francis Archibold, British, English (free 1678)
Title
Spoon
Other Titles
Title: Trefid Spoon
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
spoon
Date
1697-1698
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/187049

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)
54 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • hallmark: on stem, struck: Britannia, lion's head erased, date letter
  • maker's mark: on stem, struck: [fleur-de-lys] / AR [in shaped punch] [Francis Archbold; Grimwade, no. 82]
  • inscription: reverse of terminal, engraved: TLM

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David Berg, New York; bequest; to the Fogg Museum, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of David Berg
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.306.55
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Trifid-end stem and back of the egg-shaped rat-tail bowl stamped with scrolls.

Publication History

  • Christopher Hartop, British and Irish Silver in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums/Yale University Press (Cambridge, Mass. and New Haven, 2007), p. 193, cat. no. 190, repr. p. 193, details repr. p. 193.

Verification Level

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