The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Section of a spoon handle

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Exquisitely constructed, the case of this clock boasts finely detailed marquetry designs and a multitude of functions, including dials that indicate the time in ten of the most important cities in the world.

This clock is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013). See Collections to learn more about this clock.

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Section of a spoon handle

Date:: 1783
Culture:: French (Toulouse)
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: L. 1-1/2 in. (3.8 cm.)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Jacques Helft, 1939
Accession Number:: 39.70.13

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: [1] Indecipherable maker's mark [2] Foliate script M (charge mark for gold and small silver, jurisdiction of Toulouse, 1780-Revolution) [3] T O L, fleur-de-lis flanked by 2 pellets above, F flanked by 2 pellets below (Toulouse warden's mark, 1783) [4] Boar's head (discharge mark of jurisdiction of Toulouse for large silver, 1780-Revolution)
Provenance

Jacques Helft (until 1939; to MMA)
See also
What
Metal (59,364)

Metalwork (14,716)

Silver (14,056)

Flatware (2,143)

Spoons (1,860)
Where
Europe (148,586)

France (52,276)

Toulouse (18)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
France, 1600–1800 A.D.