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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.20
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Teaspoon with shell heel
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
spoon
Date
c. 1750
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230661

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
10.8 x 2.2 cm (4 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Makers marks: R [or B?]H [raised, in square]; indistinguishable design, animal?

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Elizabeth G. and Margaret Norton.
Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1940.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Misses Elizabeth G. and Margaret Norton
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.20
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Scallop shell at heel. Separate made separately and joined.

Verification Level

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