Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spoon
Object Number:
1924.27
Date:
ca. 1880-1920
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
struck: on stem reverse: "PR"
Description:
Pewter spoon with fig-shaped bowl and flat stem with straight, flaring sides.
Gallery Label:
This spoon was originally attributed to Paul Revere; however, later scholarship contradicts this attribution.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
