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Seal-top spoon
English, 1607–08
Marked by: crescent encl. saltire
London, England
L. 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.); W. of bowl 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.); Weight 45.4 gm (1 oz 11 dwt)
Silver gilt
Marks: In bowl, leopard's head crowned; on back of stem near bowl, maker's mark a crescent enclosing a saltire (Jackson, 1921, p. 110; rev. ed. 1989, p.107); lion passant; date letter KClassification: Silver
Type, sub-type: flatwareObject is currently not on viewThe spoon has a fig-shaped bowl and an hexagonal stem. The baluster support is surmounted by a circular seal. The bowl and stem of the spoon are forged from a single piece. The seal and chased baluster support are cast separately and applied. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonBequest of Frank Brewer Bemis, 1935
Accession number: 35.1555Provenance/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.
Until 1925, Philip L. Spalding; 1925, gift of Philip L. Spalding to Frank Brewer Bemis; 1935, bequest of Frank Brewer Bemis to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 7, 1935)
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