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Pewter could be melted down and reused multiple times. Spoons similar to this example were found in the wreck of a pirate ship that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in 1717.
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Title: Spoons and Spoon Mold
Date: 1700–1800
Medium: Bronze, pewter
Dimensions: H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Frederick S. Wait, 1907
Object Number: 07.175a–d
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