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Spoon
about 1892
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
0.23 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. John H. Thorndike
Accession Number99.585
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver flatware
DescriptionSpoon with rounded bowl and handle with rounded end; fish engraved on top of handle, and "Sitka" engraved on back of handle.
InscriptionsEngraved "Sitka" on back of handle.
Provenance1892, purchased in Sitka, Alaska by Delia White (Mrs. John H.) Thorndike (b. 1825 - d. by 1899), Boston; 1899, bequest of Mrs. Thorndike to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 4, 1899)