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Apostle spoon
English (London), 1529–30
Marked by: William Simpson
London, England
L. 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); W. of bowl 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); Weight 59.5 gm (1 oz 18 dwt)
Silver, parcel gilt
Classification: Silver
Type, sub-type: flatwareObject is currently not on viewThe spoon has a fig-shaped bowl and a tapering hexagonal stem. The finial depicts Saint James and Less holding a book in his left hand and a fuller's bat in his right. The nimbus is pierced. The stem and bowl are forged from a single piece. The finial and nimbus are cast and applied. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, 1947
Accession number: 47.1616Provenance/Ownership History: Please note: The history of ownership is not definitive or comprehensive, as it is under constant review and revision by MFA curators and researchers.
Charles G. Rupert, New York. December 13, 1947, Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 211, purchased by the MFA with the Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour for $960 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: December 29, 1947)
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 47.1616 - 47.1619 were acquired together.This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
 
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