Spoon (one of three)

Jean-Henri Oertel

1763–89

Not on view

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Title: Spoon (one of three)
Maker: Jean-Henri Oertel (master 1763, active 1782)
Date: 1763–89
Culture: French, Strasbourg
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions: Length: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Object Number: 48.187.351
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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