 | |  |
Master spoon
English (London), marked for 1514–15
Artist: Unidentified artist
London, England
L. 18.26 cm (7 3/16 in.); W. of bowl 4.93 cm (1 15/16 in.); Weight 65.2 gm (2 oz 2 dwt)
Silver
Marks: In bowl, leopard's head crowned; on back of stem near bowl, unidentified maker's mark (similar to Jackson, 1921, p. 93; rev. ed. 1989, p. 89); date letter RClassification: Silver
Type, sub-type: flatwareObject is currently not on view
The spoon has a fig-shaped bowl and a tapering hexagonal stem. The finial is in the form of Christ holding an orb and cross in his left hand, and raising his right hand in benediction. The spoon is apparently cast in one piece; the nimbus is cast separately and applied. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, 1949
Accession number: 49.1709Provenance/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.
Reverend Thomas Staniforth, Kirk Hammerton Hall, Yorkshire. By descent, Colonel E. W. Staniforth; 1898, Crichton Brothers, New York. Marsden J. Perry, Providence, Rhode Island. Mrs. Howard Eric, Stamford, Conneticut. December 2, 1949, sold at Parke-Burnet, New York, lot 75, to the MFA for $5000. (Accession Date: December 12, 1949)This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please note:
If you have comments or questions regarding objects in the collection or about the results of your search, please write to webmaster@mfa.org. Note that some of the electronic records indicate that they have not been reviewed recently by curatorial staff and might need revision; also, please note that a small percentage of the MFA’s collection is not presently searchable online. We are pleased to share images of objects on this Web site with the public as an educational resource. While these images are not permitted to be used for reproduction, we encourage you to do so by visiting our image rights page to submit a request.
|
<br />marked for 1514–15<br />Silver<br />L. 18.26 cm (7 3/16 in.); W. of bowl 4.93 cm (1 15/16 in.); Weight 65.2 gm (2 oz 2 dwt)<br />Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<br /><br />Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour<br />49.1709<br />'),'/zoom.asp?file=E4561.jpg&width=600&height=420&captiontitle='+escape('Master spoon')+'&title='+escape('Master spoon')) "Click to enlarge")
<br />marked for 1514–15<br />Silver<br />L. 18.26 cm (7 3/16 in.); W. of bowl 4.93 cm (1 15/16 in.); Weight 65.2 gm (2 oz 2 dwt)<br />Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<br /><br />Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour<br />49.1709<br />'),'/zoom.asp?file=F723.jpg&width=600&height=420&captiontitle='+escape('Master spoon')+'&title='+escape('Master spoon')) "Click for larger image")
<br />marked for 1514–15<br />Silver<br />L. 18.26 cm (7 3/16 in.); W. of bowl 4.93 cm (1 15/16 in.); Weight 65.2 gm (2 oz 2 dwt)<br />Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<br /><br />Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour<br />49.1709<br />'),'/zoom.asp?file=F695.jpg&width=600&height=420&captiontitle='+escape('Master spoon')+'&title='+escape('Master spoon')) "Click for larger image")
