Figure-top spoon

probably 1630

Not on view

The bowl and handle have been clumsily soldered together. It is possible that this bowl is not original to this stem, although the marks appears to be genuine, the shape of the bowl is not quite like that of other Enkhuizen spoons of the seventeenth century.

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Provenance

Title: Figure-top spoon
Date: probably 1630
Culture: Dutch, Enkhuizen
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 7 9/16 × 2 1/4 in. (19.2 × 5.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Avery, 1897
Object Number: 97.2.260
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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