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Coffee spoon

mid-18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Coffee spoon
  • Maker: Johann Christian Kessler (German, 1719–ca. 1765)
  • Date: mid-18th century
  • Culture: German, Stade
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: Length: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Avery, 1897
  • Object Number: 97.2.88
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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