Marrow spoon

Johann Beckert V German

ca. 1743–45

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 553

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Title: Marrow spoon
Maker: Johann Beckert V (German, active 1749–77)
Date: ca. 1743–45
Culture: German, Augsburg
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions: Overall: L. 6 1/4 × W. 1 in. (15.9 × 2.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Gift, in memory of Stephen M. Kellen, 2005
Object Number: 2005.364.42
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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