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Apostle spoon
English (London), 1596–97
Probably by: Patrick Brew
London, England
L. 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.); W. of bowl 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); Weight53.9 gm (1 oz 17 dwt)
Silver, parcel gilt
Marks: In bowl, leopard's head crowned; on back of stem near bowl, maker's mark a crescent enclosing a mullet (Jackson, 1921, p. 106; rev. ed. 1989, p. 102); lion passant; date letter TClassification: 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 John raising his right hand in benediction and holding a cup in his left. The nimbus is pierced and rayed. The bowl and stem of the spoon are forged from a single piece. The apostle figure and nimbus are cast separately and applied. The nimbus is pierced. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, 1949
Accession number: 49.1714Provenance/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.
Marsden J. Perry, Providence, Rhode Island; Mrs. Howard Eric, Stamford, Conneticut. December 2, 1949, Parke-Bernet Sale, New York, lot 75, sold to the MFA and purchased with the Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour for $5,000 [see note 1]. (Accesion Date: December 12, 1949)
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 49.1710 - 49.1721 were acquired together.This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
 
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